European Theater of Operations Advanced Base

Worn from:
25 February 1944 - 28 February 1946.

The design of the insignia is that originally approved in 1944
after the consolidation of the Headquarters European theater of
operations (HQ, ETOUSA) and Communications Zone, European theater
of operations (the supply element of the command) which was
re-designated in 1945 as the Communications Zone Personnel,
European Theater of Operations. The twin thunderbolts represent
ground and air forces breaking the chain enslaving Europe during
World War II. The thunderbolts form the letter "V," the "Victory"
symbol, common to both the British and United States forces.
The Army Service Forces insignia, blue five-pointed star upon white,
refers to the supply function of the organization.