Fifteenth Army insignia Shoulder Sleeve Vintage Patch - In 1957, the United States Army underwent a massive uniform transition, phasing out the World War II and Korean War-era olive drab uniforms in favor of the new Army Green uniform, colloquially known as the AG-44. To visually harmonize the shoulder sleeve insignia with this new uniform standard, the borders of many historical and active patches were updated to be manufactured with thread matching the new Army Green color. Therefore, the presence of this specific green border indicates that the patch in the images is either an official U.S. Army production dating from the post-1957 AG-44 uniform era.
