Original U.S. WWII CBI Mars Task Force Embroidered Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Patch - Uniform-Removed Russian Uniforms well into production

well into production

There is also a red "lightning bolt" logo glued to the front of the helmet

but field units wore camouflage fatigues and

and two brooches without planchets

The two most prominent ones used were the “barrel type” like this one which is made of wood with side slats like a barrel

Original U.S. WWII CBI Mars Task Force Embroidered Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Patch - Uniform-Removed Russian Uniforms well into productionOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice original embroidered shoulder sleeve insignia associated with the Mars Task Force, formally organized as the 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), which operated in the China Burma India Theater during the final campaigns in northern Burma. The patch retains strong embroidery and remnants of its original attachment stitching, indicating that it was removed from a uniform. The insignia measures