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 28th of 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 a very rare “Blue Devils” scroll/rocker meant to be stitched with an 88th Blue Clover patch. The scroll has bullion construction with the interior reading 88TH / DIV at each end with BLUE DEVIL in the center. The scroll measures 1 ½ x 4 ⅛”. The back is yellow-lined and shows good stitch work.

A great scroll, ready to complete your patch set.