Original Item. Only One Available. The 88th Infantry Division was one of the first all-draftee divisions of the United States Army to enter the war. Ordered into active military service at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, the division, commanded by Major General John E. Sloan, arrived at Casablanca, French Morocco on 15 December 1943, and moved to Magenta, Algeria, on the 28 December for intensive training. Destined to spend the war fighting on the Italian Front, the 88th Division arrived at Naples, Italy on 6 February 1944, and concentrated around Piedimonte d'Alife for combat training. An advance element went into the line before Monte Cassino on 27 February, and the entire division relieved the battered British 46th Infantry Division along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area on 5 March. A period of defensive patrols and training followed. The 88th formed part of Major General Geoffrey Keyes' II Corps, part of the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark.

This is an extremely scarce 88th ID Patch set consisting of a Bullion-bordered blue clover with the devil himself in the center, and a separate blue rocker reading BLUE DEVILS in bullion lettering.

The patch measures 2¼ x 2¼” and the rocker measures 1⅛ x 3⅛”. Both show the intricate stitch work to the reverse. There is some fraying of the material and overall wear but nothing too serious.

A great set, ready for further research and display!