rrobertscv Posted August 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2014 Found these over the week-end. What was the purpose of the GI Joe Pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted August 12, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2014 Looks like the freebies you get in the VFW for each member recruited.......it's nothing to to do with the greatest action figure ever. Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 13, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 13, 2014 The keystone behind the helmet suggests it is from Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted August 13, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 13, 2014 Your VFW pin is most likely a memento of the 1972 Pennsylvania State Convention. All soldiers in WWII were referred to as "G.I. Joe" as a generic term- if you didn't know someone's name- you'd call them Joe, as in: "Hey Joe, you got an extra cigarette?" There was even a movie which starred Robert Mitchum and based on the writings of Ernie Pyle which came out in 1945 called "The Story of GI Joe." Your type II collar disk is for the 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey National Guard. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrobertscv Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted August 13, 2014 Thanks for the info!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2014 Allan H., ... is this information than the average Joe should know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted August 14, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 14, 2014 Patriot- You have got to be Joe-King! Every Joe should know the sco' Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted August 14, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 14, 2014 Awesome finds. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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