seanmc1114 Posted September 12, 2014 Share #101 Posted September 12, 2014 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 12, 2014 Share #102 Posted September 12, 2014 An 11D Armor Reconnaissance Specialist of the 5th Battalion 33rd Armor, 194th Armored Brigade Fort Knox Kentucky September 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 17, 2014 Share #103 Posted September 17, 2014 Sergeant of the 3rd Battalion 5th Infantry in Panama - 1982. Note his pin-on rank on his pocket flaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted September 18, 2014 Share #104 Posted September 18, 2014 It is made of cut burlap strips that comes in rolls of material. These were intended for the repair of WWII style vehicle cammo nets that were still in use in the 50's and 60's. I have two 11th ABN yearbooks from that era, one for the 188th Inf and one for the 511th. It seems to have been a standard procedure since there are several pictures of it. In some cases the burlap was secured between the shell and the liner, in other cases the were just folded under the elastic cammo band. 3AD circa 1958 also used the burlap strips in the field. My Dads yearbook show them in many pics from Graf and Wildflecken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashesandovals Posted September 22, 2014 Share #105 Posted September 22, 2014 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION, Aschaffenburg, Germany 1963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Boghots Posted September 23, 2014 Share #106 Posted September 23, 2014 Hmmmm :think: Was it more of a Marines thing, perhaps? In that rice paddy and at that moment, that Marine had more to worry about than the effectiveness of his helmet cammo. And I think that has been the case more often than not. According to WW2 USMC procurement specifications & drawings, the "1st Pattern 1942 camo cover" as we here call it, had the foliage slits, not the later ones. I think field use indicated by '43 that they weren't used, and their omission saved money. Besides that, with a Kabar you could make your own slits on a helmet cover the-that had a life expectancy of 10 times that of the guy wearing it. I also agree from knowing WW2 USMC & Army vet's and studying photos, that in the field full-time use of helmet foliage in the PTO was probably more of a liability than an asset. Not to mention inconvenient, when you had a couple of other things to captivate your time and attention in combat. Best regards, Paul in Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 8, 2014 Share #107 Posted October 8, 2014 Two examples of foliage worn by yours truly. This first one was taken by a Platoon mate of mine at Ft Benning out on a live fire range during our AIT phase, late February 1980, it was during the Fire and Maneuver Training phase. After seeing seanmc's photo of a 1960s Ft Polk Inf AIT Trainee with leaves and junk on his pot, reminded me of this photo of myself. Also that it would seem the wearing of leaves and junk must of been standard for this phase of Inf AIT going aways back then. In my yearbook (don't got it no more) I remember the stock photos in the front of the book showing leaves and junk being worn during, what was certainly this important phase of Inf AIT training, these stock photos only going back three years at the most by late 79-early Jan-Apr 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 8, 2014 Share #108 Posted October 8, 2014 And this second one. A posed foto when I was a MG Gunner, Ft Hood around April 1981, here we really didn't do this at all (did it more often in Alaska in the two non winter months, but don't have fotos of those times).This time around at Hood, it was something done on a wim while we were out on a Company level FYX for a few days, the Company CO ordered everyone one day to affix foliage, I used some of the ubiquitous pine shrub thats seen all over this reservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 8, 2014 Share #109 Posted October 8, 2014 Patches , VERY cool pics !!!! owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 8, 2014 Share #110 Posted October 8, 2014 Patches , VERY cool pics !!!! owen Thanks Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 5, 2014 Share #111 Posted November 5, 2014 Marines with Foliage, unknown unit of the 1st Mar Div, Cp Pendleton CA, May 1964, a rather slap dash application as we see,never the less it's shows that the Marines could do it too on occasion.The officer chatting with one of them is Victor Krulak, at this time Gen Krulak was Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 8, 2014 Share #112 Posted December 8, 2014 The 1st Mar Div again, this time Over There with the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, September 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 8, 2014 Share #113 Posted December 8, 2014 Unknown Grunt unit, 1st Inf Div (M) Ft Riley Kansas, early-ish to mid-ish 70s to very early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 17, 2015 Share #114 Posted February 17, 2015 Here's one I came across. Besides the grass on the helmet,its an unssual photo in that that GI with the grass on his helmet is wearing some type of jacket, that appears to be a jump jacket but the lower pockets as we see are not gusseted, any ideas on what this is, a marine shirt ? or maybe a sailor ?. No location or unit is give or date is given for this photo. this most likely will be in Korea or Japan ? Mac is a 5 star. Found out who the GI with with the grass on the pot is. He is in fact Brigadier General James Dalton II, Assistant Divisional Commander 25th Infantry Division in WWII. Photo was taken on Luzon, Dalton would in fact be Killed in Action, wasn't aware of this till a little while ago. PS still don't know what that jacket is, modified jump jacket, a field made number, a Australian Army Bush Jacket???? Also believe the two star in photo is Mullins the Division CO at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 17, 2015 Share #115 Posted February 17, 2015 Some marines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 17, 2015 Share #116 Posted February 17, 2015 Different angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 17, 2015 Share #117 Posted February 17, 2015 Some other pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 17, 2015 Share #118 Posted February 17, 2015 South vietnamese or Koreans on patrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 17, 2015 Share #119 Posted February 17, 2015 Marines on patrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 18, 2015 Share #120 Posted February 18, 2015 South vietnamese or Koreans on patrol ROKs, note the ROK rank chevron on the lead man's helmet, looks like Staff Sergeant. Thanks for posting these, particularly the one,s of the wounded Marines, which are quite well known, we should of remembered them to post before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted February 18, 2015 Share #121 Posted February 18, 2015 ROKs, note the ROK rank chevron on the lead man's helmet, looks like Staff Sergeant. Kind of dangerous for the Seargent to be the pointman? ROK.JPG It was nothing. Thought it would be nice to post Thanks for posting these, particularly the one,s of the wounded Marines, which are quite well known, we should of remembered them to post before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 20, 2015 Share #122 Posted March 20, 2015 A Female Military Intelligence Captain unit and location unknown, circa 1980 with foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 20, 2015 Share #123 Posted March 20, 2015 Really, Patches .... "Private Benjamin"!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 20, 2015 Share #124 Posted March 20, 2015 Ok! I'll see your "Private Benjamin" and raise you "How I Won The War!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 20, 2015 Share #125 Posted March 20, 2015 Really, Patches .... "Private Benjamin"!!!!! HeeHee HeHeee, yeah I knew it was Colleen Brennan. Here's her nemesis Pvt Benjamin also with foliage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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