Captainofthe7th Posted December 30, 2010 Share #26 Posted December 30, 2010 In light of the recent interest in KW patches, I have some more to post here. Nothing groundbreaking, just some variations. (Yes, I am quite excited nonetheless). 3rd ID (a little moth nipped :/ ) One of the nicer 7th ID variations I have seen: A number of hourglasses: A very rugged 24th ID. The flash washed out the colors just a tad but it is really more of a minty green and a pinky red rather than the typical green and red. X Corps: 8th Army on a uniform with bullion Spec chevrons: Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainofthe7th Posted December 30, 2010 Share #27 Posted December 30, 2010 And a 5th RCT: Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 30, 2010 Share #28 Posted December 30, 2010 Cool patches Rob. You really gotta be in the States to find stuff like that! :crying: Ian :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted December 30, 2010 Share #29 Posted December 30, 2010 In light of the recent interest in KW patches, I have some more to post here. Nothing groundbreaking, just some variations. (Yes, I am quite excited nonetheless). 3rd ID (a little moth nipped :/ ) One of the nicer 7th ID variations I have seen: A number of hourglasses: A very rugged 24th ID. The flash washed out the colors just a tad but it is really more of a minty green and a pinky red rather than the typical green and red. X Corps: 8th Army on a uniform with bullion Spec chevrons: Rob First time I have seen a spec 5 in bullion!! Sick Rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiaiokalewa Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share #30 Posted December 31, 2010 The 1092nd Engineer Combat Battalion, West Virginia National Guard was Federalized into active duty almost immediately after the NKPA invaded South Korea in 1950. The unit made it there in time to participate in the 1st UN Counter-Offensive and remained in Korea until March 1955. I believe that the 1092nd EUD (Engineer Utility Detachment) was responsible to erect temporary bridges as needed. This is a local Korean hand made insignia of silk floss on wool backing with bullion wire highlights trhoughout. On the reserves is both newsprint (English) covered with rice paper. My thoughts are that the patch was made in Seoul sometime in 1953 -1955. To much activity for the local Koreans to hand make patches at will in the earlier years of 1950-1952. It would be nice to see other "Korean" made insignia in the same manner (eg. silk floss, thin darken bronzed wire and no quilted lattice to hold the design elements in place like how the Japanese artisans used) Aloha, John Aloha and Happy New Years to all! It's nice to see this thread resurrect a few times since I originally posted it. At this time I need to make a correction about this 1092nd Engineer Utitilies Detachment unit insignia. The 1092nd EUD was not part of the Korea War and has nothing to do with the West Virginia National Guard as I had concluded earlier. Much to my delight I discovered that this particular patch was made during the Korea Occupation and that they were located in Seoul Korea between the years of 1945-1949. I'm currently working on an article about this unit that will be featured in a future ASMIC Trading Post issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcroach1 Posted January 26, 2011 Share #31 Posted January 26, 2011 In light of the recent interest in KW patches, I have some more to post here. Nothing groundbreaking, just some variations. (Yes, I am quite excited nonetheless). 8th Army on a uniform with bullion Spec chevrons: Rob I've never seen that Specialist 2nd Class bullion. Very nice. I have a photo of my Dad in uniform with a SCARWAF bullion patch that I'd love to find a copy of. His final rank in the Army was Specialist 2nd Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted January 27, 2011 Share #32 Posted January 27, 2011 ...I have a photo of my Dad in uniform with a SCARWAF bullion patch that I'd love to find a copy of.... Did you notice these two SCARWAF patches (link here)? Post you dad's picture. It is always interesting to see bullion on the hoof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcroach1 Posted January 28, 2011 Share #33 Posted January 28, 2011 Did you notice these two SCARWAF patches (link here)? Post you dad's picture. It is always interesting to see bullion on the hoof. I did see those. Here's Dad's in the fall of 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted January 28, 2011 Share #34 Posted January 28, 2011 Great picture, jcroach1. Thanks for giving us a look at your dad's patch. It is noteworthy that his patch has no "KOREA" tab (as shown in the examples posted earlier on this thread). The tab was not part of the approved design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcroach1 Posted January 31, 2011 Share #35 Posted January 31, 2011 Great picture, jcroach1. Thanks for giving us a look at your dad's patch. It is noteworthy that his patch has no "KOREA" tab (as shown in the examples posted earlier on this thread). The tab was not part of the approved design. Thanks. I hope to find a similar patch for purchase. I just educated myself on the term bullion. I have no idea if this was a bullion patch or not, but it was surely theater-made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiaiokalewa Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share #36 Posted February 6, 2011 Bullion AFKN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 1, 2020 Share #37 Posted January 1, 2020 Here are some of my Korea war related patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 1, 2020 Share #38 Posted January 1, 2020 And some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 1, 2020 Share #39 Posted January 1, 2020 And more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 1, 2020 Share #40 Posted January 1, 2020 And more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 1, 2020 Share #41 Posted January 1, 2020 Two more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #42 Posted January 1, 2020 OK, I'll play some more, BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #43 Posted January 1, 2020 More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted January 1, 2020 Share #44 Posted January 1, 2020 MoreIs that a 11th abn recon patch?, Man o man, post ww2 has got to be the golden age of bullion. That is a work of art Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #45 Posted January 1, 2020 Is that a 11th abn recon patch?, Man o man, post ww2 has got to be the golden age of bullion. That is a work of art Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Yes it is. I like it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted January 1, 2020 Share #46 Posted January 1, 2020 I picked this up several years ago and no longer own it. I believe it was an Aviation Engineering unit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #47 Posted January 1, 2020 Couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #48 Posted January 1, 2020 This'll do it for today L-R 7th Major Port; 10th Ranger Inf Co (Abn) - 45th ID OK NG; 8010AU Trans Mil Rwy Svc - served in Japan and Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share #49 Posted January 1, 2020 I picked this up several years ago and no longer own it. I believe it was an Aviation Engineering unit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It is the unauthorized variant for Aviation Engrs. This is the 1st bullion one I have ever seen, everything else is US made fully embr. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted January 1, 2020 Share #50 Posted January 1, 2020 I've seen a lot of 5th AF Korea, but this is the first FEAF one I've seen. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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