Dad's Uniform Jacket
This diagram depicts Dad's uniform jacket at the time of his discharge from the Army. Added are standard "U.S." insignia on the right collar and Army Service Ribbons above the left pocket. This is a typical U.S. Army World War II era enlisted man's jacket.
There are no Distinctive Unit insignia or Unit Crest on the lapels, and no Branch insignia on the left collar. This is because Dad was not attached to any specific unit. The Services of Supply (SOS) was not a distinct unit but rather a group of many units comprised of many branches of the Army. It had no insignia or markings of any kind.
On the right uniform sleeve (left side of image) is the Ledo Road insignia (stars on red field variation), representing the Previous Overseas Parent Unit. On the left sleeve are the CBI Theater insignia representing Current Parent Unit, Overseas Service Bars (each representing six months overseas service for a total of 30 months), and Service Stripe (representing three years honorable service). On both sleeves are Sergeant rank stripes.
Above the right breast pocket is the World War II Honorable Discharge emblem. Above the left breast pocket are Good Conduct, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, and World War II Victory Service Ribbons.