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i think the above is 65th Infantry division
the above I believe is 24th infantry division
the above I am fairly sure is 1st army patch
here are some older patches, most pre 1960 I think. some may not even be USA patches.....
no idea what the above is...
no idea what the above is
the above appears to me to be a WWII airborne command patch, but unsure.
no idea what the above is....
the above I am fairly sure is a WWII 1st CORPS patch
more older patches:
i think the above is 65th Infantry division
the above I believe is 24th infantry division
the above I am fairly sure is 1st army patch
one more, this is one of my kinfolks, and I believe the photo is WWII era, I would like to know the patch on his shoulder, which i have not found. appears to be 144th infantry brass on lapel
in civilian life he was a journalist and also a police officer....born 1898 and died in 1960
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here are some older patches, most pre 1960 I think. some may not even be USA patches.....
no idea what the above is... 193d Infantry Brigade
no idea what the above is Engineer Battalion, I'm not sure which one. This is not a shoulder patch, just a patch made from the unit crest, or distinctive insignia.
the above appears to me to be a WWII airborne command patch, but unsure. Correct
no idea what the above is....2d Infantry Regiment. Again, this is not a shoulder patch. It was probably made as a pocket patch.
the above I am fairly sure is a WWII 1st CORPS patch
4th Coast Artillery http://www.cdsg.org/reprint%20PDFs/CACuniforms.pdfone more, this is one of my kinfolks, and I believe the photo is WWII era, I would like to know the patch on his shoulder, which i have not found. appears to be 144th infantry brass on lapel
in civilian life he was a journalist and also a police officer....born 1898 and died in 1960
All your other identifications are correct.
Thank you speedyhedgehog, I appreciate that!
Thanks a bunch guys. It really made my day.
He doesn't talk about his service much, and I know better than to ask him, but knowing these things (and a quick glance at the 15th Support Brigade's wikipedia page) really tied a lot together for me. Hopefully some day I can scan some of his boxes of slides and share them (I haven't seen them myself since I was maybe ten years old).
fyi.......here are some older patches, most pre 1960 i think. Some may not even be usa patches.....
no idea what the above is...
worn with the bayonet hilt on the bottom
the above appears to me to be a wwii airborne command patch, but unsure.
was worn on the left side of the garrison (c**t) cap while on jump/glider status in the days before the beret. Imo, much effing cooler, too.
thanks Laconian. I agree the airborne patch is a cool one...obviously a glider shown on the patch....I didn't know which way the bayonet was supposed to point, but that makes perfect sense. I have another one that is the "follow me" patch, from Infantry school I believe, sword point up.
Yes, the Follow Me (or Swallow Me-if you've had to wear it for any length of time) is the patch of the US Army Infantry School and Center, at Ft. Benning in breath-takingly beautiful Columbus, GA.
Pretty much every patch in the US Army has the sword, arrow, or bayonet pointing up, not down...except for 2, I think.
ZOMFG!
The Engineer patch is the First Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army of which I was assigned to at Fort Riley, Kansas from 80 to 82. It's the engineer unit of the Big Red One.
Charlie company was just about wiped out in Viet Nam and their dog tags hung from a plaque in our mess hall.
"First of the Worst" as we used to call it. I was in Echo Company in the AVLB and CEV platoon as a Commander.
We had a Combat Engineer company, a Heavy Equipment company and a Mobile Assault Bridge company also.
The 1st Engineer Battalion is the oldest and most decorated engineer battalion in the United States Army.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)
You really didn't want to get stuck carrying the Battalion Guidon...too many streamers.
Last edited by loganinkosovo; 08-31-2009 at 12:06 AM.
thank you Loganinkosovo! That makes sense....that patch came with some big red one patch from my brother who was in the engineers before being sent to the 1st cav in korea. I think he was in the engineers at Fort Riley, but may be wrong on the location.
I have no idea how he picked up the Follow Me infantry patch, it looks older than he is.
I am very glad to learn about the engineers patch as that one has puzzled me for decades!
Greek Navy patch?
Can anybody identify the patch, another forum said this is Greek, but i dont think ive ever seen the patch
It's a Greek one. Look at the woman military photos thread somewhere.
did a quick lookyloo but didnt find that same one.
Any idea the rank and what it means?
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