WWII U.S. Tenth Army Patch

A Tenth Army Patch in good condition.

The Tenth United States Army was the last army level command established in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. until he was killed by enemy artillery fire on Okinawa on 18 June 1945.2 Major General Roy Geiger assumed command and led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell on 23 June.

During the Battle of Okinawa, the Tenth Army consisted of XXIV Corps of the U.S. Army and III Amphibious Corps of the U.S. Marine Corps. The Tenth Army, which was unique as it had its own tactical air force (joint Army-Marine Command),1 included the 1st, 2nd and 6th Marine Divisions and the 7th, 27th, 77th and 96th Army Infantry Divisions.

Code: 53706