Latest Navy Deck Jacket - UDT

[doyler]

Found this USN officers named deck jacket to a UDT member.A bit salty with repairs and a bit of "ships "paint here and there but I think its a keeper......

 

Jacket s fairly large eihther a 42 or 44.The left shoulder patch has the officers name worked into the patch.There is another name blacked out on the front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vintageproductions]

another great piece

[River Patrol]

Very Nice jacket with killer patches!

[doyler]

Thanks Bob and RP

 

Im guessing from the post Korea era??

[mattsmilitary]

Great patches on that jacket!!!!

[doyler]

Great patches on that jacket!!!!

 

Thanks Matt

[Dave]

Wow! That's one nice jacket!

[kammo-man]

Wow !

 

 

 

[doyler]

Thanks Dave and Owen

 

May have to research this a bit further.

 

If you guys have any info or more input pile it on!!!!!

[Dave]

Any chance for a photo of the name? Might be an interesting character to look up...

[doyler]

Any chance for a photo of the name? Might be an interesting character to look up...

 

 

Dave

 

Be glad too.

Will get one this evening.

 

In looking at it It reads

 

Lt.JG RAYNOLDS

 

Patch:

 

RAYNOLDS J F

[Kadet]

JOHN FISK RAYNOLDS John Fisk Raynolds, a U.S. Navy frogman and underwater demolition team officer in the Korean War, served as CEO of Outward Bound USA during the 1980s, the organization's most significant period of growth. He died at his home in Vero Beach, Florida on November 11, 2011. He was 82. As a diver in the Navy, Mr. Raynolds served on the first team to carry out an assignment leaping from a helicopter - an operation that led to the genesis of the U.S. Navy S.E.A.L.S. Mr. Raynolds graduated from Williams College and continued to a career in car dealerships in California, then returned to government service, spending four years with the U.S. Intelligence Service in Ghana, West Africa. His following careers included investment banking with Butcher & Sherrerd in Philadelphia before becoming President and CEO of the Outward Bound USA, a position he held from 1981 until 1991. During his ten years as CEO, Outward Bound's enrollment increased from 7,000 to over 30,000 students per year. A lifelong mountaineer, Mr. Raynolds was a member of the American Alpine Club and the Explorers Club. The Wall Street Journal was intrigued by his unusual combination of corporate and not-for-profit careers and did a feature article on him, entitled "The Stew Pot Theory of Career Building", and CNN produced a 30-minute special on him in their program "Pinnacle", which aired internationally. John F. Raynolds III was born in Minneapolis, MN on September 25, 1929 to John Fiske Raynolds and Valeria Blunt Raynolds. He was the 2009 recipient of the Bicentennial Medal from Williams College for distinguished achievement in experiential education. Mr. Raynolds is survived by his wife Eileen Blaker Raynolds; three children from his previous marriage, William Raynolds, Virginia Raynolds Stark, and Helen Raynolds Griffith; two stepchildren, Kelley McCabe Ruff and Linda Weiss; and six grandchildren. Memorials preferred to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960 or Outward Bound USA,100 Mystery PT RD, Garrison, NY 10524 c/o Raynolds Memorial Fund. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2011 at The Community Church, Vero Beach, with Rev. Robert Taylor Baggott and Rev. Dr. Casey G. Baggott officiating. An online guestbook is available at www.strunk - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tcpalm/obituary.aspx?n=john-fisk-raynolds&pid=154628270#sthash.WBW84z5J.dpuf

[Nkomo]

GREAT jacket, Ron!

[Tonomachi]

Wow I've only ever seen a line drawing and blurred photo of your UDT 5 patch! I never knew there was a name rocker at the bottom of this patch. One rare jacket. Many thanks for sharing this.

[doyler]

Kadet

 

Thanks for the great info.

 

Arch

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Tonomachi

 

Thanks.

 

Sorry for the late posting but heres the name on the jacket:

 

 

 

 

 

[doyler]

The wear and repairs.He really must have like the jacket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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['Flage Guy]

Wow, that's pretty neat!! Obviously used, but well cared for too. Like you say, Ron, he probably really liked that Jacket.

[doyler]

Wow, that's pretty neat!! Obviously used, but well cared for too. Like you say, Ron, he probably really liked that Jacket.

 

'Flage

 

Thanks Im sure he wore it with pride.

[ASMIC2971]

Nice jacket Ron, I remember you eyeing it at the show. That seller both made us happy...didnt we both say we were going to limit our spending!?!?

 

Glad you took it home!

[doyler]

Nice jacket Ron, I remember you eyeing it at the show. That seller both made us happy...didnt we both say we were going to limit our spending!?!?

 

Glad you took it home!

Yeah.....kinda threw that thought out the window! Sometimes times that little voice in my head wins.;-)

[bellasilva]

Gahh that's a beauty and with some great history to boot. Love it!

[Bob Hudson]

"John Raynolds was in UDT Class 6 which graduated in November of 1952. He was a part of the officer corps added to the Teams because of the build up of men to serve in the Korean War. The training for this unit included Hell Week, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 . They were the predecessors of the US Navy SEAL Teams.

The UDT men in Korea began to find themselves more and more operating on land in a series of commando raids. Their assignments included destroying a railway bridge and blowing up railroad tunnels to disrupt North Korean operations and supply lines. It was during the Korean War that UDT men pioneered in sneak inland penetration missions to gather intelligence data and to destroy specific strategic targets such as roads and bridges in the near-coastal area. Night insertion and reconnaissance became important in Korea."