WWII Army sleeve insignia: does anyone know what this insignia means?

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:29:18 -0400

This photo is of my grandfather's uniform, from WWII era Army. My family is trying to figure out what this insignia means. Can anyone here on RP help? Thanks!

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jul 9 at 2016 11:34 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:34:24 -0400

Right Now I'm going with an Army Meritorious Unit Commendation but further research is warranted.

Response by CW5 Andrew J. Foreman made Jul 9 at 2016 11:37 AM

CW5 Andrew J. Foreman — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:37:34 -0400

Distinguished Unit (Right Sleeve). Wreath patch denotes a member of a distinguished unit.
http://www.custermen.com/Reference/Uniforms/Insignia.html

US Uniforms & Insignia

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Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Jul 9 at 2016 11:37 AM

SMSgt Thor Merich — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:37:38 -0400

Meritorious Unit Commendation, 1st award.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 9 at 2016 11:41 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:41:31 -0400

It took some searching but here it is... http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/other/otherinsmue.html

Meritorious Unit Emblem

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jul 9 at 2016 11:44 AM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:44:27 -0400

Thanks everyone, wow you guys are really fast with this military history stuff! :-)

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 9 at 2016 11:49 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:49:11 -0400

This is the Meritorious Unit Commendation award.

http://veteranmedals.army.mil/awardg&d.nsf/374fbd6468877ab385256b6600590a90/40d4c51e99b7e87f85256b [login to see] !OpenDocument

Your Grandfather served proudly in WW2

U.S. Army Veteran Medal Description

b. Streamer: MIL-S-14650/5. Manual requisition in accordance with Chapter 9, AR 840-10.Background: a. The Meritorious Service Unit Plaque was established by War Department Circular No. 345, dated 23 August 1944. The circular provided that military personnel assigned or attached to an organization were entitled to wear the Meritorious Service Unit Insignia on the outside half of the right sleeve of the service coat and shirt, four inches above...

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jul 9 at 2016 12:28 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 12:28:30 -0400

Man all you guys are on it. I was looking forward to researching this this morning. Hat tip.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 9 at 2016 1:49 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:49:43 -0400

He wouldn't happen to be a West Point Grad, would he? That's also the wreath used in the Superintendent's Award for Achievement, but it could easily be based on the other awards already mentioned.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 9 at 2016 1:56 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:56:25 -0400

It is the golden shaft with barbed wire cluster.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 9 at 2016 3:37 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 15:37:08 -0400

CPT Aaron Kletzing that's the MUC prior to the ribbon award.

Response by SGT Bonnie White made Jul 10 at 2016 2:01 AM

SGT Bonnie White — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 02:01:09 -0400

Did a search, it denotes the soldier was in a distinguished unit.
not sure if that is accurate but this is where I got the information.

http://www.custermen.com/Reference/Uniforms/Insignia.html

US Uniforms & Insignia

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Response by CW3 George Fitzgerald made Jul 11 at 2016 11:37 AM

CW3 George Fitzgerald — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:37:32 -0400

http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Army-Meritorious-Unit-Citation-Service-award-WWII-cloth-patch-/ [login to see] 14

US Army Meritorious Unit Citation Service award WWII cloth patch

US $4.00 Used in Collectibles, Militaria, WW II (1939-45)

Response by CW3 George Fitzgerald made Jul 11 at 2016 11:38 AM

CW3 George Fitzgerald — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:38:57 -0400

http://veteranmedals.army.mil/awardg&d.nsf/374fbd6468877ab385256b6600590a90/40d4c51e99b7e87f85256b [login to see] !OpenDocument

U.S. Army Veteran Medal Description

Response by SCPO Rs Berry made Jul 12 at 2016 10:35 PM

SCPO Rs Berry — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:35:53 -0400

I had 5 Uncles in WWII, and My Father later served in Korea, as He was the youngest. I have never seen this wreath, either on a uniform or on an awards chart. Will be interesting to see what it is for.

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Jan 29 at 2018 3:54 PM

CSM Richard StCyr — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:54:59 -0500

Old Presidential citation.