slickdogmess Posted October 28, 2011 Share #76 Posted October 28, 2011 slickdog... Haven't had achance yet to go through the rosters but will try this weekend.. Leigh.. Found out he was in HQ Co, 2nd BN. He was in Comm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted May 13, 2012 Share #77 Posted May 13, 2012 I thought I'd share this small grouping I have from a guy who was with the Rakkasans in Korea,he later did a second tour with the 15th Inf.Regt,3rd Inf.Div. Although I primarily collect AAF I have a few small groupings/items from Korea era paratroopers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted May 13, 2012 Share #78 Posted May 13, 2012 VN 1st Aviation Brigade shirt with 187th RCT combat patch. This Army Aviation major was an airborne infantryman in Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted May 13, 2012 Share #79 Posted May 13, 2012 VN Machine embroidered Rakkasans SSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdogmess Posted May 14, 2012 Share #80 Posted May 14, 2012 I thought I'd share this small grouping I have from a guy who was with the Rakkasans in Korea,he later did a second tour with the 15th Inf.Regt,3rd Inf.Div. Although I primarily collect AAF I have a few small groupings/items from Korea era paratroopers. That might be my Uncle in the middle of this picture...fourth fromt he right...I have sent it to my Aunt to to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted May 15, 2012 Share #81 Posted May 15, 2012 That might be my Uncle in the middle of this picture...fourth fromt he right...I have sent it to my Aunt to to verify. Thanks,that would be quite something if it is your Uncle. I have scanned the photo and the info on the back. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALERY Posted August 17, 2012 Share #82 Posted August 17, 2012 Bonjour, I excavate this very interesting thread to add this suitcase made by Leeds Tested NY. The unlucky paratrooper painted under the canopy appear in some 1953 copies of th regimental newspaper and in the 53-54 yearbook. More to follow in the next days... Cheers Valery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdogmess Posted August 17, 2012 Share #83 Posted August 17, 2012 Bonjour, I excavate this very interesting thread to add this suitcase made by Leeds Tested NY. The unlucky paratrooper painted under the canopy seems to appear in the 53-54 yearbook. More to follow in the next days... Cheers Valery NICE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALERY Posted August 18, 2012 Share #84 Posted August 18, 2012 Thank you slickdogmess for your interest, According to the SSI and the embroidered name tape, this FJ M43 fits for the period from the end of the second tour of the 187th (when the RCT came back to the camp Chickamauga, Beppu, Japan) till the introduction of the gold and black ARMY tapes. This still life displays few more 187th items. The souvenir silk scarf from Beppu seems to be a first tour paratrooper souvenir during his R&R or in convalescence in Japan. Apparently, it could be a lifer who asked to add his old style airborne garrison cap patch and the 11th airborne SSI (till the summer 1951, the 187th worn the 11th patch). The Beppu belt belonged to M/SGT Miller. His name, assignment, serial number are engraved on the internal side. His “no limit pass” received the CO signature, brigadier Westmoreland. Cheers Valery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 3, 2016 Share #85 Posted January 3, 2016 Not your typical 187th ARCT jacket patch To give you a sense of the size 7" x 10", nice dark blue velour/felt material for the sky Details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish774 Posted May 4, 2016 Share #86 Posted May 4, 2016 IMGP0585.JPG Greetings all, I am new here..............my father was Korean War Rakkasan (Co D, he was converted from the 127th ABE as they got ready to ship out in 1950). That jacket displays almost exactly as his post war Ike does. Dad's APMC was less one star and his KSM was also less one star (I had to reference this through his DA20 in his 201 file). Here is a barracks pic of Rakkasans having fun! Look closely at the pic(s) and you can see what I was mentioning about his jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish774 Posted May 4, 2016 Share #87 Posted May 4, 2016 Here are a couple more uniform related pictures. 1st is the "old man" in 1964 Germany, Harvey Barracks. 2nd pic is from Ft Benning where he was cadre at the Airborne School year unk mid 50's 3rd picture is also Ft Benning Airborne School. One of my favorite pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted May 4, 2016 Share #88 Posted May 4, 2016 Those are some great patches and uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted May 4, 2016 Share #89 Posted May 4, 2016 IMGP0585.JPG BradK that is a nice looking coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted May 5, 2016 Share #90 Posted May 5, 2016 Excellent pictures.. Nice to see this topic refreshed.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 5, 2017 Share #91 Posted December 5, 2017 Gerald Devlin as a young EM Vet, note the early 187th Inf DIs he's wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted December 5, 2017 Share #92 Posted December 5, 2017 Here is a picture I dug out of the archives at the NCO Museum. This is Colonel Weldon F. Honeycutt. He was the Commandant of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy in February 1975. His previous assignment prior to coming to USASMA was command of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Rakkasans). He also served with the RAKKASANS in Vietnam. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted December 9, 2017 Share #93 Posted December 9, 2017 Wow nice item!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdogmess Posted February 26, 2020 Share #94 Posted February 26, 2020 Reviving this topic. Just picked up a 187th DI. Need to find another!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted January 2 Share #95 Posted January 2 https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/391733-korean-war-m1c-187th-rct/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 3 Share #96 Posted January 3 A 187th RCT Patch without attached White Border AIRBONE Tab but with the standard White on Blue AIRBORNE Tab actually being worn, Japan we guess in 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 3 Share #97 Posted January 3 Just now, patches said: A 187th RCT Patch without attached White Border AIRBONE Tab but with the standard White on Blue AIRBORNE Tab actually being worn, Japan we guess in 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1644 Posted January 6 Share #98 Posted January 6 I noticed a Ike jacked with cpl strips that shows both Korean combat jumps on the wings, but no spearhead on the Korean Service Medal... Also noted an Ike jackets did not show the Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal...... Note the 187th RCT shoulder patch was initiated in Beppu, Japan after returning from Korea about July 1951. There was a contest on who could draw the best patch and the winner got a three day pass. No, I did not get the 3 day pass..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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