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I think original portrait photos of the scroll in wear are MUCH more rare than the (theater made) scrolls themselves.

 

I have two originals of this shot of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Gerkins.

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Eric, very rare scroll indeed and great photo to go with it. Had a chance recently to pick an English made one, but it was no way near the condition of yours, so I passed.

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My contribution .RLTW

 

 

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For those not familiar, this is an original 5th Ranger Bn. A rare bird, indeed, as is the book used as a backdrop to begin this thread. This is only the third one I have seen.

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Since Mr. Bias included a division Ranger company (the 2nd) here's one that is also uncommon. 93rd Infantry Division Ranger patch - they took their training in the CA desert - and as we know, spent their tour in the Pacific. Training was taken simultaneously with the 92nd ID, but have not found an insignia for this division. We pubbed an article on this insignia in The Trading Post.

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RLTW and Dave, Excellent examples of Ranger history. Dave, have any photos come to surface showing this rare patch being worn?

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The 5th Rangers were not happy with the design. Oral reminisces said the shape looked like a Sunoco gas station symbol (to be in a gas unit - chemical corps - meant you were a REMF) and lacking the S in RANGERS meant they were also accused of being forest rangers, e.g., the Forest Service, and not worthy of combat.

 

BTW - here's mine

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Matthew1945

Very nice collection. Care to take a photo of the cover of that book without any patches on it? The artwork looks very cool.

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The book is like a high school yearbook, with beaucoup photos of Rangers wearing scrolls, many theater made. Many are also wearing scrolls on both shoulders.

 

You are correct that original period photos are incredibly difficult to find.

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