seanmc1114 Posted December 22, 2017 Share #51 Posted December 22, 2017 Douglas MacArthur as a major general. Photos of MacArthur wearing any SSI are extremely rare. I believe he is wearing the patch of the Philippine Department here which he commanded from October 1928 to October 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 22, 2017 Share #52 Posted December 22, 2017 2nd Cavalry Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 22, 2017 Share #53 Posted December 22, 2017 General Charles P. Summerall greeting officers of the 3rd Cavalry Division and 4th Infantry Division sometime during his tenure as Army Chief of Staff between 1926 and 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 27, 2017 Share #54 Posted December 27, 2017 An almost indiscernible 35th Infantry Division SSI worn by the commander of the division from the 1939 unit yearbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 27, 2017 Share #55 Posted December 27, 2017 A few more pre-World War II members of the 35th Infantry Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 27, 2017 Share #56 Posted December 27, 2017 27th Infantry Regiment Wolfhound Officers sitting beneath their quad portal all wearing the Taro Leaf patch 1923 Schofield Barracks, T.H. Above them is the 27th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 27, 2017 Share #57 Posted December 27, 2017 Closeup Detail of Taro Leaf "No-So" Patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 27, 2017 Share #58 Posted December 27, 2017 175th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division around 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 16, 2018 Share #59 Posted March 16, 2018 A young George S. Patton wearing the SSI of the Hawaiian Division in 1926 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persian Gulf Command Posted March 17, 2018 Share #60 Posted March 17, 2018 Would really like to see some photos, period or examples in collections, of Armored Woolies on pre-war uniforms. They are the only patches I collect and would like to know if the Armored Division Patches on wool were actually worn pre-war or if they were just manufactured, issued, and placed on uniforms in the first few years (41-42). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 17, 2018 Share #61 Posted March 17, 2018 A young George S. Patton wearing the SSI of the Hawaiian Division in 1926 Excellent Hawaiian Division photograph, thanks for posting it Recent article on Major George S. Patton, Jr. with the Hawaiian Division in 1926 https://www.ausa.org/articles/patton%E2%80%99s-hawaiian-ordeal-even-legend-can-learn-his-mistakes PATTON’S HAWAIIAN ORDEAL: EVEN A LEGEND CAN LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES COL. COLE C. KINGSEED, U.S. ARMY RETIRED Monday, April 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted March 17, 2018 Share #62 Posted March 17, 2018 Would really like to see some photos, period or examples in collections, of Armored Woolies on pre-war uniforms. They are the only patches I collect and would like to know if the Armored Division Patches on wool were actually worn pre-war or if they were just manufactured, issued, and placed on uniforms in the first few years (41-42). Yes, they were worn. We have pubbed pix in The Trading Post; of both woolie ADs, and tank bns. Images are copyrighted, but non-members can order back issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted April 4, 2018 Share #63 Posted April 4, 2018 Col. Earle L. Lewis served as the commander of the 109th Engineer Regiment from its founding in 1923 until his death on 17 September 1941. Col. Lewis suffered a fatal stroke during the famed Louisiana Maneuvers, the series of war games that tested the organizational structure and fighting capabilities of National Guard and regular Army units prior to their World War II deployment, mostly to the European theater. COL Lewis joined the South Dakota National Guard in 1903 and saw duty along the Mexican border and in Europe during World War I. The 109th was first established as a battalion of engineers in 1921, with then Maj. Lewis in command. By 1923 the Army authorized expansion of the 109th to a full regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 9, 2018 Share #64 Posted July 9, 2018 6th Infantry Division brigadier general at Fort Sheridan, Illinois - 1925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 9, 2018 Share #65 Posted July 9, 2018 A corporal of the 6th Infantry Division at Fort Sheridan, Illinois - 1924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share #66 Posted July 9, 2018 Nice one's with those two Sight Seeing Sixth's Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 12, 2018 Share #67 Posted July 12, 2018 Mounted officer of the 6th Infantry Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #68 Posted August 8, 2018 Major General Charles Thomas Menoher. According to the link below, he was commander of the 24th Infantry "Hawaiian" Division in the mid-1920's, but isn't he wearing the SSI for the Hawaiian Department? The distinction between those two always confuses me. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13388719/charles-thomas-menoher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 9, 2018 Share #69 Posted August 9, 2018 Aloha Sean, MG Menoher first commanded the Hawaiian Division in 1922, and then took over the parent command, the Hawaiian Department in 1924-1925 (now USARPAC). The photo would be consistent with his assignment as General commanding the Hawaiian Department during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 28, 2018 Share #70 Posted August 28, 2018 34th Infantry Division of the South Dakota National Guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 28, 2018 Share #71 Posted August 28, 2018 Philippine Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 5, 2018 Share #72 Posted September 5, 2018 Members of Company M 124th Infantry 31st Infantry Division of the Florida National Guard in the 1930's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMo Posted October 11, 2018 Share #73 Posted October 11, 2018 An almost indiscernible 35th Infantry Division SSI worn by the commander of the division from the 1939 unit yearbook. MG Ralph Truman (Harry's cousin) was TAG for the Missouri National Guard, part of the 35th Division. He was only the commander for about a year after the division was federalized in 1940. For most of the 1920's and early 1930's the 35th was a recognized NG division but wasn't really organized and had no headquarters. The photo is from the 1939 Missouri NG yearbook. Edit: His patch would've been a somewhat lighter blue embroidered on wool and without any white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjmpr Posted October 18, 2018 Share #74 Posted October 18, 2018 A composite band comprising members of several 2nd Division regimental bands, which was assembled on the occasion of the 10th annual American Legion convention in San Antonio in October, 1928. 2nd_Divi...ca._1928.jpg A bit off topic but if I'm seeing it right, the soldiers in the lower right and lower left are buck privates (no sleeve insignia) with over 18 years of service (6 hashmarks on the left sleeve?) How common was it for a private to stay at that rank for so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share #75 Posted October 19, 2018 A bit off topic but if I'm seeing it right, the soldiers in the lower right and lower left are buck privates (no sleeve insignia) with over 18 years of service (6 hashmarks on the left sleeve?) How common was it for a private to stay at that rank for so long? Very common, reasons were a couple, one just no slots, the lean years of the post World War army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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