Worn from 1 December 1943 to January 1958



This unit participated in the invasion of Algeria and French Morocco and then operated in the Mediterranean theater until the end o the war. The Arabic number twelve, the unit's designation, is superimposed on the winged star, the symbol of the army air forces. The background is ultramarine blue representing the sky. Activated 20 August 1942 at Bolling Field, Washington D.C.





Campaigns:

WWII (Air Combat, European-African-Middle East theater; Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Southern France; North Apennines; Po Valley).