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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

This came up in the 505th Helmet thread and I didn't want to derail it so I made a new topic.

 

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Here's one that is very clearly a red devil, which makes sense because the 508th are the red devils, however all the rest I've seen are much larger and it's hard for me to tell what they are, I assume they are devils but they almost look like hearts.

 

 

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

same guy as before

 

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I had to resize this one because of the forum limit so here is a full size close up.

 

I have a few more but they are little more than 20 red pixels in the distance.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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Bruce Christie 3rd platoon eating cold C rats while his helmet floats. Notice the Red Devil face painted on the side of the helmet.

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from their facebook, cropped to fit forum file size limit

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"Back to work. Heading out! Stay safe. Note the Red Devil Head painted on the last helmet. — at Vietnam 1968-69.

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"C rats and LLRPs in the field. Tiny Torres , Ray Henry center Woody. Moseng behind him and other squad members

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Great photos, i believe they were also using the devil head tac mark in the mid to late 1950s, not sure when this photo is dated from, its from a training film screen grab...might even be early 60s...mike

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

That's a great one Sgt. Dorango, looks like it's a white devil though ;)

 

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After arriving in Vietnam 1st Bn 508th IR, 3rd Bde 82nd Abn are given a indoctrination course by SSG Loral E. Stice over traps, mines, and first aid at the Americal Combat Training Center in Chu Lai on 20 Feb 1968. US army photo by SSG Luis Dacurro DASPO

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Members of the 3rd Bde 82nd Abn disembark from a C141 of the USAF Military Airlift Command at Chu Lai MAS 14-19 Feb 1968 US Army Photos by SP4 Paul Dupont

 

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Members of the 3rd Bde 82nd Abn at Chu Lai 19-22 Feb 1968 US Army Photos by Pfc Carl C. Hansen

 

 

As they arrive in Vietnam almost every soldier has the red devil marked on his helmet.

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PFC Ronald Wrights of Emira NY shovels sand into a sandbag held by PFC Robert Brooks of Celeveland Ohio, both mortar men of A Co 1st Bn 508th Inf 3rd Bde 82nd Abn at LZ Gator in Quang Tri 29 Feb - 1 March 1968 US Army Photo by SP4 James B. Egan DASPO

 

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Sgt. Walter Chase of Hains City Florida, a fire team leader in Co A 1st Bn 508th Inf 3rd Bde 82nd Abn, readies his equipment before a patrol on 29 Feb - 1 March 1968. US Army Photo by SP4 James B. Egan DASPO

 

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PFC Robert Kent of Washington D.C., a rifleman in Co A 1st Bn 508th Inf 3rd Bde 82nd Abn gets ready for a patrol 29 Feb - 1 March 1968 US Army Photo by SP4 James B. Egan DASPO

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Spf Charles Shooter from Boston Massachusetts, a machinegunner in Co A 1st Bn 508th Inf 3rd Bde 82nd Abn, reads the news before a patrol on 29 Feb - 1 March 1968. US Army Photo by SP4 James B. Egan DASPO

 

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

This came up in the 505th Helmet thread and I didn't want to derail it so I made a new topic.

 

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Here's one that is very clearly a red devil, which makes sense because the 508th are the red devils, however all the rest I've seen are much larger and it's hard for me to tell what they are, I assume they are devils but they almost look like hearts.

 

 

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Last photo is Sp4 Edward Redwood Kr. of Cleveland Ohio, a rifleman in the 3rd Bde 82nd Abn on guard duty at the Bde base camp. 6-9 March 1968 photo by SSG Luis Dacurro DASPO

 

 

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321st Field Artillery Regiment

 

soldiers of the 3rd Bde 82nd Abn disembark a C-141 at Chu Lai Air Base 19-22 Feb 1968 US Army photo by PFC Carl C. Hansen DASPO

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