63rd INF DIV REGIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND BLOOD & FIRE SHOULDER INSIGNIA UNIT PATCH
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Seller |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| US MILITARY BRANCH | US ARMY |
| PATCH SHAPE | Tear Drop Shaped |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
| UNIT MOTTO | "Blood and Fire" |
| WWII UNIT DESIGNATION | 63rd INF DIV |
| ITEM | US MILITARY UNIT PATCH |
Us army63rd INFANTRY DIVISION,63rd REGIONAL SUPPORT COMMANDUNIT PATCH / SHOULDER INSIGNAEMBROIDERED, FULL COLOR Item: 1 Shoulder Insignia / Unit PatchCondition: New, New Old StockShoulder Sleeve Insignia Description: On a tear-drop-shaped olive drab background 5.72 cm (2¼ in.) wide and 8.89 cm (3½ in.) long, a scarlet flame of five rays superimposed by an upright gold sword in pale, charged with a scarlet drop of blood.Symbolism: The design alludes to the unit's motto, "Blood and Fire" (see below).Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was designed by the division's first commander, Brigadier General Louis E. Hibbs. It was originally approved for the 63rd Infantry Division on 27 March 1943. It was authorized for the 63rd Army Reserve Command on 22 April 1968. It was reassigned and authorized effective 16 April 1996, for the 63rd Regional Support Command. The insignia was re-designated effective 16 July 2003, for the 63rd Regional Readiness Command. It was re-designated effective 17 September 2008, for the 63rd Regional Support Command.Brief History: The 63d Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire") was an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in Europe during World War II. After the war it was inactivated, but later reactivated as a command in the United States Army Reserve.The 63rd Regional Support Command (RSC)'s mission is to provide Base Operation Support and related support for all Reserve personnel in the seven-state Southwest Region of the United States with focus on command support functions, personnel support, Soldier and family readiness programs, public works, facilities, maintenance support activities, and resource management.Our vision is to establish a community based federal operational force of skill-rich Warrior-Citizens providing complementary capabilities for joint expeditionary and domestic operations. The 63rd RSC supports over 40,000 Army Reserve Soldiers in the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
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