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11-MAY-2005

XV

The Fifteenth Corps was organized and ordered into
active service on February 15th, 1943 at Camp Beauregard,
Louisiana. After additional training at the California-Arizona
Desert Maneuver Area in the summer of 1943, the Corps embarked
for the European theater and arrived in England on December 27th,
1943. While in England, the Corps was assigned to the Third Army
and prepared for the Cobra phase of Operations on the Continent.

The shoulder patch worn by the XV Corps was approved by the
QMG on April 20th, 1943. Although the Corps was allocated
to the Organized Reserves in 1921, it had no approved official
insignia until WW II. The Roman numerals "X" and "V" make "15"
the unit's designation, and the colors blue and white are
from the Corps' distinguishing flag. Two pre-war shoulder
patches of different design have been attributed to the
Corps, but there is no record of these being worn or approved.

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James W. Mouw 01-Dec-2010 22:06
Where can I locate the XV Corps patch?