.US ARMY Air Forces and Elite Units - Second World War Era.

U.S. ARMY SHOULDER/SLEEVE INSIGNIA

Army Air Forces
1937 - 1942

Army Air Forces
1942 - 1947

1st Air Force [NE Cont US]	2d Air Force [NW Cont US]	3d Air Force [SE Cont US]	4th Air Force [SW Cont US]	5th Air Force [Far East AF]
6th Air Force [Caribbean AF]	7th Air Force [Pacific AF]	8th Air Force [European Theater]	9th Air Force [Middle East AF]	10th Air Force [C-B-I Theater]
11th Air Force [North Pacific Theater]	12th Air Force [Mediterranean Theater]	13th Air Force [SW Pacific Theater]	14th Air Force [China Air Task Force]	15th Air Force [Euro-African Theater]
20th Air Force [Washington, DC] [Japan Strategic Offensive]	Strategic Air Force [European Strategic Offensive]	Desert Air Force [USAAF and RAF]	Mediterranean Allied Air Force [USAAF and RAF]	Far East Air Forces
Distinctive right cuff insignia for AAF Technical Speialists were worn from 1943 to 1947.
Armament Specialist [Aerial Torpedo Mechanic, AA Machine Gunner, Bombsight Mechanic, etc.	Communications Specialist [Radio Operator, Cryptographer, Radio Mechanic, etc.]	Engineering Specialist [Airplane Inspector, Parachute Rigger, Crew Chief, etc.]	Photography Specialist [Camera Technician, Photographic Interpreter, Photo Lab Chief, etc.]	Weather Specialist [Weather Forecaster, Weather Station Chief, Weather Observer, etc.]