Worn from:
17 June 1942 - September 1943.

Re-designated:
Africa-Middle East Theater.
Worn from:
September 1943 - 7 May 1945.

The design of the insignia was approved in 1944 for
the United States Army Forces in the Middle East and
re-designated for the Africa-Middle East Theater in 1945.
The white star above the wavy bars represents the organization.