Patch, 26th Infantry Division, Utah Beach, Battle of Bulge, Bastogne

Genuine WWII US shoulder sleeve insignia of the 26th Infantry Division 'Yankee Division', which landed on Utah Beach in September 1944 and fought in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Battle of the Bulge and Central Europe.

On Christmas Day 1944, the 26th celebrated its arrival at the scene of trouble by launching an attack on the south side of the German salient extending into Belgium. Many units in that area were trying desperately to break through the German lines and relieve the 101st Airborne, making its stand at Bastogne. One of the first outfits to reach the beleaguered forces was the 26th Infantry.