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Does the V on the shoulder/upper arm mean anything (ie homage to the Victoria Cougars) or is it just a racing stripe kind of thing?

From the blog it was posted on:

"• Lots going on in this 1940s Red Wings shot. The “V,†obviously, is for victory, to support the Allied war effort. Underneath it is the Morse code for V — dot-dot-dot-dash. But what’s that patch on the other sleeve? Anyone know? Also note that the V — but not the other patch — is visible in this shot. Not sure if these two photos are from the same season, but there’s enough info in the two captions to figure it out. I haven’t had time to do that myself, but maybe someone else would like to tackle that? (It’s worth noting, incidentally, that NHLuniforms.com doesn’t list any sleeve adornments for the Wings during this period — another reminder that we shouldn’t take online databases as gospel.)"

http://www.uniwatchblog.com/

Another photo:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/431145...d949812a3_o.jpg

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From the blog it was posted on:

"• Lots going on in this 1940s Red Wings shot. The “V,†obviously, is for victory, to support the Allied war effort. Underneath it is the Morse code for V — dot-dot-dot-dash. But what’s that patch on the other sleeve? Anyone know? Also note that the V — but not the other patch — is visible in this shot. Not sure if these two photos are from the same season, but there’s enough info in the two captions to figure it out. I haven’t had time to do that myself, but maybe someone else would like to tackle that? (It’s worth noting, incidentally, that NHLuniforms.com doesn’t list any sleeve adornments for the Wings during this period — another reminder that we shouldn’t take online databases as gospel.)"

http://www.uniwatchblog.com/

Another photo:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/431145...d949812a3_o.jpg

Thanks a bunch for the awesome explanation. That's way cooler than what I thought.

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From the blog it was posted on:

"• Lots going on in this 1940s Red Wings shot. The “V,†obviously, is for victory, to support the Allied war effort. Underneath it is the Morse code for V — dot-dot-dot-dash. But what’s that patch on the other sleeve? Anyone know? Also note that the V — but not the other patch — is visible in this shot. Not sure if these two photos are from the same season, but there’s enough info in the two captions to figure it out. I haven’t had time to do that myself, but maybe someone else would like to tackle that? (It’s worth noting, incidentally, that NHLuniforms.com doesn’t list any sleeve adornments for the Wings during this period — another reminder that we shouldn’t take online databases as gospel.)"

The patch on the left sleeve- "Everybody At Least 10% In War Bonds", with the 10% in the middle of the patch. Was in reference to everyone using 10% or more of their salary going to war bonds.

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