U.S. Army Patch - First Army - Color
The First Army patch features a white and red background, a black block letter "A", all enclosed within a black border. The letter "A" represents "Army" and is also the first letter of the alphabet suggesting "First Army." A black letter "A" was approved as the authorized insignia by the Commanding General, American Expedition Force, on November 16, 1918 and approved by the War Department on May 27, 1922. The background was added on November 17, 1950.