The Twenty-Third Corps was activated on January
15th, 1944, at Camp Bowie, Texas, and had one change
of station to Fort McPherson, Georgia, in September of
1944. The Corps embarked for the European theater on
December 10th, 1944, and stayed briefly in England.

The shoulder patch worn by the XXIII Corps was approved by the
QMG on April 3rd, 1944. Blue and white are the Corps' Colors.
The arrows are representative of the strength of the
organization, and the two divisions of the oval when added
to the three arrows indicate the unit's numerical designation.