MasonK Posted February 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 19, 2018 Acquired this through Facebook Marketplace. Seller's grandson found it in a vacant house he was rehabbing. Unfortunately, no name or laundry # in the uniform. I've asked the seller to obtain the address of the home in hopes of linking it back to the vet. Sad, because it's a really nice uniform. Leadership stripes on both sleeves below the 1st Sgt chevrons. Left shoulder is an 8th Armored Division SSI, with nice cross stitching. Right shoulder is an 83rd Infantry Division SSI, with German made Thunderbolt tab. Would it be safe to say he was with the 53rd Armored Engineer Battalion (8th Armored)? Or would the 8th AD be his going home division, and he was with the 308th Engineer Combat Battalion (83rd Div)? See quite a few uniforms with the 83rd being transferred to Armored Divisions. What is the link between the two? Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for any comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patchcollector Posted February 19, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 19, 2018 Really sweet Thunderbolt patch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted February 19, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 19, 2018 Man that is sweet, nice find. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted February 19, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 19, 2018 That 83rd patch is really nice! Great find! Thanks for sharing!Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Jack Posted February 19, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 19, 2018 Very impressive! A pity there is no traceable history. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 19, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 19, 2018 Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMinistryOfAviation Posted February 19, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 19, 2018 Very excellent jacket! -Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted February 19, 2018 Thanks, gentlemen! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 21, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 21, 2018 First time I can say that I seen this with WWII Collar Discs, curious to know how this was achieved this grey/steel like appearance of the disc devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Z Posted February 22, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 22, 2018 That's a sweet jacket. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted February 22, 2018 That's a sweet jacket. Nice find! Thank you, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 22, 2018 First time I can say that I seen this with WWII Collar Discs, curious to know how this was achieved this grey/steel like appearance of the disc devices. Not sure, Patches. The US looks almost like the bronze was removed somehow. I suppose the same could be said for the engineer castle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 23, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 23, 2018 Not sure, Patches. The US looks almost like the bronze was removed somehow. I suppose the same could be said for the engineer castle? A neat trick if that's the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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