1.5 by 3.1 inches
provenance Morton Cohen
1st Special Service Force
One of the most unique international units
USA
used troops from both the US and Canada. In
NI
the beginning it was a British concept. Howev-
er, they lacked the capacity to pursue the idea so
the program, dubbed Operation PLOUGH, was
turned over to the Americans for implementa-
tion. They were originally destined for the invasion of Nor-
way and trained in winter conditions. When the Norwegian
operation (PLOUGH) was cancelled, they were sent to Ita-
ly where they gained great fame. The unit was disbanded
in December of 1944 and merged into the 47th
Regimen-
tal Combat Team. The patch was designed with the words
"USA" and
"CANADA" in white on a red arrowhead and
worn by both US and Canadian personnel.
