Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Hold 5mm(width) x 73

5mm(width) x 73

Kompanie Infanterie Ersatz Bataillon identification tag

True to the words Weniger wrote after his younger brother died in the West as first Officer: “I can't think of a more beautiful death

as he was hit by one of his own guns

the son of Edward Flood (1843-1911) and Anna Mary Dobson Flood (1853-1919)

Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Hold 5mm(width) x 73White embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 37 mm (w) x 78 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters) was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena,