Jim Baker Posted December 28, 2006 Share #1 Posted December 28, 2006 This is my first WWI uniform, and of course, it's armor. I really love the patch on this. The armored collar insignia is French made. Between the insignia and the patch, the uniform and pants were virtually free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilko1 Posted December 29, 2006 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2006 For a total novice what do the different colours on the armoured patch denote?Also on the WW1 patch the colours "red and blue" are in a different position to a WW2 type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted December 29, 2006 Yellow - Cavalry Red - Artillery Blue - Infantry General Patton, then a Colonel, was responsible for the design. "We claim to have the firepower of the artillery, the mobility of cavalry, and the ability to hold ground like the infantry." Yellow was on top to honor the cavalry, Patton's branch at the time. The WWII design came about in 1940. The red and blue were reversed on the later design, but examples of the hand made patches in WWI may have the colors reversed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ad82recon Posted December 29, 2006 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2006 You will find the same 3 primary colours on the 66th Armored Regiment DIs of the 2nd Armored Division. This is because they can trace thier lineage back to the 1st or 2nd Tank Battalion of the 1st World War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kklinejr Posted December 30, 2006 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2006 The collar disks are amazing, I've never seen that armored design before. The design reminds me of the WWI "master tankman" chevron ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 5, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2007 Here are some of my WWI uniforms: 3rd Corps Ordnance and 7th ID QM SGT. Infantry Major, Named Converted officer uniform, named Cpl. , WIA. Someone removed a shoulder patch before I had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 5, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2007 Advance Service of Supply First Sergeant. As you can see, its in bad condition, and I have contemplated removing all insignia. 26th ID WIA Uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1967 Posted January 8, 2007 Share #8 Posted January 8, 2007 My only WWI uniform... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted January 8, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 8, 2007 Here is a grouping I won belonging to an Ohio Engineer named "Norman Armstrong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted January 8, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 8, 2007 Here is a normal 1917 wool coat. No name, nothing really, but it was my first WW1 coat and the price was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBT Posted January 11, 2007 Share #11 Posted January 11, 2007 Pvt John Underwood served in the A.E.F. attached to E CO, 59th Inf, 4th Division, and was twice wounded by gun shot wound. The first GSW was on 08/10/1918 during the battle of Marne, and the second on 10/02/1918 during the Argonne Offensive. I also have this uniform listed in a post I created called "Father / Son Uniform Group". The uniform is private purchase and possibly French Made. I couldn't find a tailor label and the buttons are not marked. There are matching breeches on the hanger as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #12 Posted January 12, 2007 Here is my 81st Division EM uniform (lightweight cotton summer uniform). You have to love the Wildcat patch. According to one of my friends who is a member of ASMIC, the Wildcats were the first to have an authorized shoulder insignia. If I recall correctly, they may have even had their insignia in use during combat operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #13 Posted January 12, 2007 Here is another view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #14 Posted January 12, 2007 A close-up of the shoulder insignia . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #15 Posted January 12, 2007 My only other W.W. I Uniform. This is the heavy wool (winter weight) EM uniform from the 89th Infantry Division. I believe this to be from an artillery unit assigned to the 89th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #16 Posted January 12, 2007 Another view . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 12, 2007 Share #17 Posted January 12, 2007 A close-up of the insignia. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #18 Posted January 12, 2007 Here's a few of my WW1 things with my uniform. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #19 Posted January 12, 2007 The medical brass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #20 Posted January 12, 2007 Pvt. stripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #21 Posted January 12, 2007 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #22 Posted January 12, 2007 Here's the inside of the sleeve, the waist of the pants was made bigger with the same material, so I think this is a post-war addition. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share #23 Posted January 12, 2007 Pvt. stripe Isn't this a discharge stripe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted January 12, 2007 Share #24 Posted January 12, 2007 I'm sorry, I don't know much about WW1 insignia. I stand corrected, and I've learned something new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 12, 2007 Share #25 Posted January 12, 2007 Its a discharge stripe, similar to the WWII Ruptured duck, and the rank is medical corporal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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