patches Posted June 4, 2015 Share #76 Posted June 4, 2015 A photo I scanned of a GI of an unknown battalion of the 39th Infantry who wears the full color Varsity patch (in the book this came from no location or date is given). Interestingly this very same GI appears in the Weapons, Equipment and Vehicles and Aircraft section of Stanton's Order of Battle Vietnam book, that photo is in Black and White and is taken from a different angle, where his left side is facing away from the camera. The caption Stanton has is that it is also the 39th Inf (No battalion given) is at Dong Tam April 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #77 Posted July 7, 2015 Here's one I found on pinterest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #78 Posted July 7, 2015 It's a little hard to see, but this soldier of the 1st Infantry Division is wearing a full color 9th Infantry Division combat patch. He probably served with the 9th until it left Vietnam in August 1969 then transferred to the 1st because he didn't have enough months in-country to be sent home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFMike Posted July 13, 2015 Share #79 Posted July 13, 2015 I recall a notice in 1968 stating that colored patches would be unauthorised by late 69, approximately. I remember notices on this periodically. We even got that sort of thing sent out to the A Camps and when not on operation, it was my responsibility to sort and deal with that stuff. " A good NCO reads the bulletin board twice a day." Jungles were made of light material and got worn to shreds in short order in the field. Usually a chopper would just dump off boxes of new or salvaged uniforms and guys woulld use them. Usually they had no insignia. different day, different stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 25, 2015 Share #80 Posted July 25, 2015 Here are some photos of a medic who served with the 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry 1967 to 1968. Not only is he wearing full a color 9th Infantry Division SSI but also full color rank insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 25, 2015 Share #81 Posted July 25, 2015 Most photos of General William C. Westmoreland in Vietnam show him wearing the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team patch as his combat patch from the Korean War. However, you will occassionally see photos such as this where he wore the 9th Infantry Division combat patch representing his service in World War II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 1, 2015 Share #82 Posted August 1, 2015 Officers of the 1st Brigade 9th Infantry Division in April 1967 wearing a combination of jungle fatigues and OG-107s with a mix of full color and subdued insignia including full color 9th Infantry Division patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 3, 2015 Share #83 Posted August 3, 2015 Bit of a mixture of full colour and subdued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 3, 2015 Share #84 Posted August 3, 2015 Looks like an in country made one, guy at back also has combat side patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted August 3, 2015 Share #85 Posted August 3, 2015 Looks like an in country made one, guy at back also has combat side patch Nice picture of a grunt wearing a jacket with no name tag. And no visible ghost or dark mark of the removed tape, assuming he wore it this way for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 3, 2015 Share #86 Posted August 3, 2015 Anyone make out the tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted October 14, 2015 Share #87 Posted October 14, 2015 Here's an interesting photo with unfortunately a tragic story. The soldier in the picture, Gary M. Gryzen was serving with Company B 6th Battalion 31st Infantry when he was killed in action on December 13, 1969. As for the photo itself, it was taken sometime in 1969 and he is wearing either standard ERDL jungle fatigues with locally applied epaulettes or else it is some sort of theater made camouflage uniform. But notice he is wearing a full color 9th Infantry Division SSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share #88 Posted October 14, 2015 RIP Trooper Gryzen. That's a Carl Gustav SMG I believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 23, 2016 Share #89 Posted March 23, 2016 Here's another photo of a Kit Carson Scout wearing a full color 9th patch alongside an American soldier wearing a subdued version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 27, 2016 Share #90 Posted April 27, 2016 A Full Color 9th Div patch as a combat patch, action in the RVN, believe the Staff Sergeant is not a member of K Co 75th Rangers, 4th Inf Div, but rather of the 101st Support Battalion Note the Oval, he appears to be wearing a Yellow on Black AIRBORNE tab from what little we can see, and that could mean the 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 25, 2016 Share #91 Posted June 25, 2016 A 4th Inf Div Grunt in the Central Highlands summer 1969, he was previously in the 9th Inf Div by virtue of the combat patch, which he wears in full color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted June 25, 2016 Share #92 Posted June 25, 2016 We can't forget Sgt Forrest Gump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 12, 2016 Share #93 Posted July 12, 2016 One more photo of Westmoreland wearing his WWII Wartime outfit as a combat patch. Here he's presenting the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dietrich in 1967 for actions of 9 to 11 November 1966 when Dietrich was the CO of the 2/502 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division. Dietrich a 3 award CIB holder went on to be the 1st Brigade Commander in from July 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsetmark Posted July 14, 2016 Share #94 Posted July 14, 2016 Can anyone help on these 2 Not sure where all black subdued was made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsetmark Posted July 14, 2016 Share #95 Posted July 14, 2016 Better pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted July 14, 2016 Share #96 Posted July 14, 2016 Better pictures 335th Radio Research Co AKA 335th Army Security Company (ASA) VN made ca. 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 14, 2016 Share #97 Posted July 14, 2016 This one almost looks like it's West German made, maybe KALKA?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsetmark Posted July 14, 2016 Share #98 Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks for the help What's KALKA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted July 14, 2016 Share #99 Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks for the help What's KALKA? A German company that made patches for US units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 15, 2016 Share #100 Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks for the help What's KALKA? As tredhed stated, though that was a guess, KALKA. Don't think yours yet is a U.S. made error patch, you know without the OD half of the double quatrefoil, it could even be Japanese made for wear in the RVN hard to tell. At any rate it's a neat looking example 9th Div patch for sure. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/214058-thoughts-on-82nd-airborne-subdued-vietnam-theater-made-patch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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