"Worn from: 2 April 1943 - Current.
The first Fifth Army design was abandoned at the request of Commanding General Mark Clark who wanted a patch that was more representative of the area in which the Fifth was formed. The second design is an outlined figure of a mosque, represen- tative of Morocco, North Africa, where the army was activated in January 1943. The letter "A" indicates army. From Operation Avalanche -- the invasion of Italy at the Gulf of Salerno -- to its final push across the Po Valley, the Fifth Army engaged in 604 continuous days of combat.
Campaigns: World War II (Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley)."
