1944 Posted November 4, 2011 Share #26 Posted November 4, 2011 RESIDENCE COUNTRY: Republic. Of. Ireland. TIME OF COLLECTING: 15+ Years. MAIN FOCUS: WWII.. 101st Airborne Div IDed Veteran Groupings + 82nd Airborne Div, Combat Infantry Div's that were involved in the D-day Landings at Normandy, Combat Field Equipment, Patches, Dress Uniforms, M1 Helmets, M1C's, Bayonets, Firearms, U.S.M.C. P.T.O Items Anything else related to the E.T.O. Regards Tomás Former Soldier Served with the Irish Defence Forces Tank Cavalry Squadrion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted November 4, 2011 Share #27 Posted November 4, 2011 RESIDENCE: USA, California TIME OF COLLECTING: 1 year MAIN FOCUS: WW2 USN & USAAF dress uniforms, cased valor medals, and helmets!!! Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian bacon Posted November 4, 2011 Share #28 Posted November 4, 2011 COUNTRY TIME COLLECTING: only about 2yrs FOCUS: dress unifroms of all eras, ribbon bars of all eras and ww2 cased medals as well as Canadian named medal groups and uniforms cheers michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriscoHare Posted November 5, 2011 Share #29 Posted November 5, 2011 COUNTRIES: TIME COLLECTING: US Militaria in general: 11 years. WWII Patches & Uniforms: 3 years. MAIN FOCUS: Philippine Department, Division, & Scout Patches, Uniforms, and DIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin R Posted November 5, 2011 Share #30 Posted November 5, 2011 Residence Country: USA Time of collection: 3 Years Main Focus: Medals and Decorations, but I'm into a little bit of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchInfid3l Posted November 5, 2011 Share #31 Posted November 5, 2011 Residence Country: United States, currently in California. Time of collection: Grew up an Air Force brat, so always had patches/pins, some uniforms/hats etc... seriously started collecting about 7 years ago. Main Focus: Army Air Corps and USAF with a semi focus on Air Police, Security Police/Security Forces items and USAF Basic Military Training Squadrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightmac Posted November 6, 2011 Share #32 Posted November 6, 2011 Please, inform your residence country, time of collection, and main focus of your collection! USA (Louisiana), ~35 years, Cold War U.S.A.F. (especially flight related and/or enlisted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhmilitarycollector84 Posted November 7, 2011 Share #33 Posted November 7, 2011 Residence: usa ( michigan) Collecting: 20 years ( started when i was 7 ) Main Focus : many areas , 173rd abn vietnam , current theater made army patches , ww2 navy jumpers , ribbons , and ww2 infantry and mp uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward T. Posted November 8, 2011 Share #34 Posted November 8, 2011 Country United States Time of Collecting About six years, give or take. Main Focus Anything related to American civil defense activities from 1941 to FEMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted November 9, 2011 Share #35 Posted November 9, 2011 Residence Country: Belgium Time of collection: 35 years (since 1976) Main Focus: WW2 US Army in the ETO with an emphasis on the Normandy Landings and the 29th ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted November 9, 2011 Share #36 Posted November 9, 2011 Residence Country: United States(Wisconsin Lake Michigan Coastline) Time of Collecting: 36 years (off and on) Main Focus: WWI and WWII Marked Helmets. Emphasis on ID'd Medic & Chaplain helmets and uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted November 9, 2011 Share #37 Posted November 9, 2011 Country: Texas Time of Collecting: 22 years Main Focus: Firearms, edged weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Dogs Posted November 17, 2011 Share #38 Posted November 17, 2011 Country- West Virginia, USA Collecting off and on for over 36 years Main Focus-U.S. Military patches from WWII to today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted November 17, 2011 Share #39 Posted November 17, 2011 Location: Hawaii, USA Collecting about 40 years (first patches sent to me by friends serving in VN) Main focus: Hawaii related militaria, especially WW2 Organized Defense Volunteers. Also WW2 US patches, War correspondent, old navy cap tallies, Imperial German colonial stuff, etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart GI Posted November 18, 2011 Share #40 Posted November 18, 2011 Residence Country: Current - North Georgia, United States Places I have lived more than 5 years - California, Germany, Washington, Wisconsin, South Carolina Time of Collecting: About 30 years Main Focus: Unit insignia (mostly Field Artillery and State Guard), medals, photographs of identified artillery units with their guns. I have started to look at unit insignia differently - by what they depict: weapons, vehicles, dinosaurs, cartoon characters (Disney, Snoopy, etc). And how the border between what is official and unofficial is continually blurred. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alonzo Posted November 18, 2011 Share #41 Posted November 18, 2011 Residence Country: Alberta, Canada Time of Collecting: Around 38 years...started in 1973/74 Main Focus: U.S. Army Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force Pre 1900 Infantry, 88th and 41st Infantry Divisions American Expeditionary Force in North Russia and Siberia Pennsylvania National Guard U.S Army Postal Express Service See my Thread in Displays under "My Mini Museum". My Mini Museum Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 18, 2011 Share #42 Posted November 18, 2011 Reside in Pennsylvania Collecting since 1963 so 48 years I collect groupings from any branch of service and any war. Every group I have came from the vet or their family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share #43 Posted November 18, 2011 Thank you for all!! :thumbsup: Country 33 USA 80% 3 UK 7% 2 Canada 5% 1 Belgium 2% 1 Ireland 2% 1 Brazil 2% 41 US States 3 California 2 New York 2 Pennsylvania 2 Texas 2 Michigan 1 Colorado 1 Delaware 1 Georgia 1 Hawaii 1 Kansas 1 Kentucky 1 Lousiana 1 Massachusetts 1 Minnesota 1 Nebraska 1 North Carolina 1 South Dakota 1 Washington 1 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin 26 Time of Collection (Media): 23 years Top time of Collection: 67 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted November 24, 2011 Share #44 Posted November 24, 2011 Residence Country UNITED STATES, Washington state (by way of the Deep South, by God!) Time of Collecting 20+ years (seriously since around 1988) Main Focus(es) US WW2 War Correspondent The works of cartoonist Bill Mauldin and any other American WW2 war-themed cartoonists US Army RR units of WW2 US Army Ordnance units of WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 24, 2011 Share #45 Posted November 24, 2011 Residence Country: New York, United States Time of collection: Five years Main Focus: Vietnam war -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsca Posted November 24, 2011 Share #46 Posted November 24, 2011 Dallas, Texas Since returning from my third and final tour to Viet Nam in 1970 USGI arsenal made dummy/training/inert cartridges, grenades, etc. WW2 shotshell ammo, conscripted or USGI issue. USGI rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers. Bayonets, knives, miscellaneous web and leather accessories. I've quit collecting and am starting to thin out my collection. Retired now, but when not substitute teaching, my current interest is going to local estate sales and rescuing USGI items and finding new homes for them with local collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerbait Posted November 24, 2011 Share #47 Posted November 24, 2011 Residence Minnesota, USA Collecting 25+ years Interest WW2 USMC British Airborne WW2 G.I. WW1 Doughboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualMariner Posted November 24, 2011 Share #48 Posted November 24, 2011 Residence: USA, Tennessee Time Collecting: A month, maybe, officially (been "picking things up" for about 25 years, from my own time in service, as well as my general interest in military history) Main Focus(es): Generally - Sea Service related patches (all sea service related branches) Specifically - * Gulf War (Desert Shield/Storm) coalition naval forces, but especially American Amphibious Task Force ships and embarked units (both USN and USMC) * Amphibious/Coastal/Riverine/Expeditionary related patches; what used to be called green water and brown water or now the littoral zone. All 20th Century - Present (Army Amphibian units, USCG, Beachmasters, Navy Amphib ships, even state naval militias would fit into that broad category) * Lastly, I'm interested in patches or other items from ships/units that have a personal connection to myself, as well as my family members that served in the military Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got da Penny Posted November 24, 2011 Share #49 Posted November 24, 2011 Residence Country: USA State Commonwealth of Ky Time of collection: 29 years Main Focus: WW2 Patches,Medals,Photographs,Homefront Items,Flags and Axis items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share #50 Posted December 2, 2011 Hi folks, No more dates?? BR, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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