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Disney Tank Battalion Patch ? ID: 275th AFA


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Wedgehead30

A friend recently acquired this patch and we're having a heck of a time identifying it. I had one person say it was a disney design for the 771st Tank Battalion. I haven't been able to confirm that as of yet. If it is I'm guessing it was a post war reunion or collector patch (?)

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Scott

 

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WW II period original, US made, 275th AFA and yes, it's a Disney design.

 

Pubbed in Trading Post, Oct-Dec 2002

 

Looks like it was encased in plastic?

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WW II period original, US made, 275th AFA and yes, it's a Disney design.

 

Pubbed in Trading Post, Oct-Dec 2002

 

Looks like it was encased in plastic?

 

 

Thank you sir, most appreciated. It's in a plastic envelope to keep it clean. I'd say he has a very nice patch there and somewhat valuable.

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I was just going to ask you how you found that article. But I see you wrote it...lol

 

Thanks again!

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I was just going to ask you how you found that article. But I see you wrote it...lol

 

Thanks again!

 

Yes, it is a nice patch, it is quite valuable, as are all Disney WW II designs which were made into patches for unit wear.

 

Sometimes, the GI trimmed them down into a sort of hourglass design, as the patches are pretty large.

 

Note that the red spots at the top are aligned in a code giving the unit numerical designation 2

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Well that's odd a book I checked out from local library had it ID'd as a 7 hundred unit number .......

 

No, it's not "odd".

 

1) The most polite answer is some dealer pulled it out of thin air.....

 

2) When I wrote the article which was pubbed in The Trading Post, I included a copy of the original unit request letter and a copy of the original response letter from Disney. The response letter from Disney describes the insignia.

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Wasn't doubting your ID friend, just saying that someone "Goofed" on the ID in the book :)

 

Whomoever the "author" was, he knew less than the dealer.

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