Rob,

Seventh Army landed in Sicily during Operation Husky in 1943. During the campaign, it was commanded by Lieutenant General George Patton. Did your grandfather ever mention anything about Sicily?

I'd say that after Sicily, he was transferred to England. He wasn't part of the 7th anymore but he was still allowed to wear his former unit's patch on his right sleeve because he was in combat with them. Like I said in my other post, the patch worn on the right sleeve is the former unit and the patch on the left sleeve is the current unit.

There are service stripes and overseas service bars. Each service stripe denotes 3 years of service. The following picture represents 15 years of service.



Each overseas service bar denotes six months of service outside of the CONUS. I am guessing that these are the ones you are talking about since your grandfather had 4 which represents 2 years of service, 1943-1945.



I'm not sure what the other symbol you are talking about is. It is most likely the Ruptured Duck which was given upon discharge for honorable service.