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U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA
U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA
U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA
U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA
U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA

U.S. ARMY WWII FLAMING BOMB ORDNANCE INSIGNA

$ 7.89

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Very Good Condition

    Description

    Army Ordnance Branch Insignia - Officer and Enlisted
    One US Army Ordnance insignia with 2 screw backs with pins. Excellent pre-owned condition.
    Please review pictures and ask any questions before buying.
    The Shell and Flame is considered the oldest branch insignia in the U.S. Army. The use of the Shell and Flame by the Ordnance Branch dates back to 1832.
    The insignia represents not a bomb, but an iron hand grenade with a powder charge and a fuse which had to be lit before throwing.
    In January 1944, the Ordnance Department accounted for 7 manufacturing arsenals, 7 proving grounds, 45 depots, and 77 government-owned, contractor operated (GOCO) plants and works. Of the 77, all of them focused on ammunition and explosives except one. The Detroit Tank Arsenal was built in eight months while engineers simultaneously designed a new medium tank, the M3. By the end of the war, the Detroit Tank Arsenal built over 22,000 tanks, roughly 25 percent of the country’s tank production during the war. The Arsenal continued to operate as the Detroit Army Tank Plant until 2001.