Insignia and Decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces, Revised Edition of December 1, 1944, published by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (copyright 1943, 1945), by Gilbert Grosvenor and others. The cover lists 2,476 reproductions in color, and the title page adds 159 illustrations from photographs. It is a staple-bound softcover. Condition: the interior looks clean; there is old tape along the spine and fore-edges front and back, the covers are toned and dust-soiled with a small chip at the lower front edge, and there is period handwriting on the front cover.

It covers WWII shoulder patches, rank, ribbons, medals and decorations of the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, including sections on women in uniform.