seanmc1114 Posted January 4, 2019 Share #3776 Posted January 4, 2019 25th Infantry Division with gold on black AIRBORNE tab. That is not an unusual configuration for a current soldier since the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division has been airborne since 2005. However, this photo was taken pre-Vietnam War. The soldier is Robert Richard Litwin who was killed in action in Vietnam on June 22, 1967 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, so this picture pre-dates that assignment and is probably from 1964 or before since he is not wearing the National Defense Service Medal ribbon. What airborne elements did the 25th have in the 50's or early 60's? http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/30903/ROBERT-R-LITWIN I found the answer to my own question. The 2nd Airborne Battle Group 503rd Infantry was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division from 24 June 1960 to 1 July 1961 and served as a forward-deployed force of the division on Okinawa. It was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade on 26 March 1963 and redesignated as the 2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry on 25 June 1963. That makes sense. https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0503in002bn.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3777 Posted January 17, 2019 Tanker of the Berlin Brigade in 1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3778 Posted January 17, 2019 69th Infantry Brigade in the 1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3779 Posted January 17, 2019 104th Training Division - 1970's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3780 Posted January 17, 2019 Subdued 8th Infantry Division with AIRBORNE tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3781 Posted January 17, 2019 69th Infantry Brigade in the 1960s Looks like a 137th Infantry pocket patch. I remember seeing an eBay auction that also had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3782 Posted January 17, 2019 I found the answer to my own question. The 2nd Airborne Battle Group 503rd Infantry was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division from 24 June 1960 to 1 July 1961 and served as a forward-deployed force of the division on Okinawa. It was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade on 26 March 1963 and redesignated as the 2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry on 25 June 1963. That makes sense. https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0503in002bn.htm GI ain't wearing the 25th Div patch for some reason maybe taken between July 1961 to March 1963? the period the unit was relieved from the 25th Infantry Division 1 July 1961, and before it was incorporated into the newly activated 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate) on 26 March 1963, post # 5 and 7 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/297265-503rd-jump-ovals/ Also see post #850 and 852 here for more photos, these with the patch. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/77202-patches-in-action-photos-of-ssi-being-worn-by-the-troops/page-34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 22, 2019 Share #3783 Posted January 22, 2019 European Medical Command Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 23, 2019 Share #3784 Posted January 23, 2019 Commanding officer of the 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana National Guard in 1979. The 256th had been activated in 1967 but apparently at this stage in its existence its SSI had not yet been approved or at least issued. The 256th served as a roundout brigade for the 5th Infantry Division and the colonel is not only wearing the 5th Infantry SSI as his current unit assignment, but it also appears to be a full color version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 23, 2019 Share #3785 Posted January 23, 2019 Members of the 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana National Guard during their 1985 summer camp. Note the soldier on the left is wearing BDU's but the soldier on the right is still wearing OG-107 utilities and as late as 1985 is still wearing the SSI of the 5th Infantry Division, albeit subdued by this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 23, 2019 Share #3786 Posted January 23, 2019 Aviation officer of the 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana National Guard in 1979. He appears to be wearing a 5th Infantry Division SSI with olive green border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 23, 2019 Share #3787 Posted January 23, 2019 Since the TIOH is offline, can't find adoption date for the brigade's patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 23, 2019 Share #3788 Posted January 23, 2019 Since the TIOH is offline, can't find adoption date for the brigade's patch. "The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 256th Infantry Brigade on 23 July 1968. It was redesignated for the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and amended to update the description on 3 August 2007." There are also a lot of good photos from the GANG's military history detachment I've posted from before that show members of the 48th Infantry Brigade and others in a similar mix of ODs and BDUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3789 Posted January 24, 2019 "The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 256th Infantry Brigade on 23 July 1968. It was redesignated for the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and amended to update the description on 3 August 2007." There are also a lot of good photos from the GANG's military history detachment I've posted from before that show members of the 48th Infantry Brigade and others in a similar mix of ODs and BDUs. Your right, it's depicted in Guido Rosignoli's 1973 book Army Badges and Insignia since 1945 date 23 July 1968, strange that they aren't wearing then, especially on the Class A, in the 39th Inf Bde of the Arkansas NG they wore back in the day their duly authorized shoulder patch, but wore the 101st Abn Div patch as a pocket patch on their fatiques as they were a round out Air Assault Brigade for the 101. Now you and Sean got to find a foto where the brigsade patch is actually worn n the late 60s early 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3790 Posted January 24, 2019 Contribution for tonight, a twofer of the US Military Liaison Mission Potsdam in 1965, two offiecers at the Leavenworth school of officers. Major Alfred B. McCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3791 Posted January 24, 2019 And Major Robert W Brownlee, Jr. in 1966-67 as a Lieutenant Colonel he was C.O. of the 1st Battalion 503rd Infantry (Abn) 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep). In April 1972 on his apperant second tour, still as a Lieutenant Colonel, Brownlee was posted missing as a MACV Advisor. http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BrownleeRW01a.htm http://taskforceomegainc.org/b175.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3792 Posted January 24, 2019 Your right, it's depicted in Guido Rosignoli's 1973 book Army Badges and Insignia since 1945 date 23 July 1968, strange that they aren't wearing then, especially on the Class A, in the 39th Inf Bde of the Arkansas NG they wore back in the day their duly authorized shoulder patch, but wore the 101st Abn Div patch as a pocket patch on their fatiques as they were a round out Air Assault Brigade for the 101. Now you and Sean got to find a foto where the brigsade patch is actually worn n the late 60s early 80s Spent some time looking in the Louisiana State Archives' online site, the State Library's online site, and the Louisiana National Guard Museums site. A lot on either end but not much in between. Best I can do is this: Identified as members of the Louisiana National Guard helping clear land for the Louisiana Outdoor Drama Association's new auditorium in July 1972. Doesn't look like the 256th Infantry Brigade to me though. Some sort of wheel in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerf Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3793 Posted January 24, 2019 Spent some time looking in the Louisiana State Archives' online site, the State Library's online site, and the Louisiana National Guard Museums site. A lot on either end but not much in between. Best I can do is this: Identified as members of the Louisiana National Guard helping clear land for the Louisiana Outdoor Drama Association's new auditorium in July 1972. Doesn't look like the 256th Infantry Brigade to me though. Some sort of wheel in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerf Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3794 Posted January 24, 2019 420th Engineer Bde? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3795 Posted January 24, 2019 420th Engineer Bde? Yep that's the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3796 Posted January 24, 2019 Actor Cary Grant driving a DUKW with soldiers wearing the Tank Destroyer Forces and 8th Service Command SSI during maneuvers in Louisiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3797 Posted January 24, 2019 Members of the 1st Cavalry Division training prior to or early in World War II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3798 Posted January 24, 2019 420th Engineer Bde? Excellent! Didn't cast my net wide enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3799 Posted January 24, 2019 39th Infantry Division officers during relief operations after Hurricane Betsy in Louisiana in 1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3800 Posted January 24, 2019 Officers of the 3rd and 48th Infantry Divisions at Fort Stewart, Georgia in 1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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