ASMIC2971 Posted November 23, 2022 Share #1201 Posted November 23, 2022 Another TD combat patch, this time on an unnamed 1956 dated uniform I pulled out of the Halloween section of a Goodwill this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 23, 2022 Share #1202 Posted November 23, 2022 6th Cavalry Regiment/6th Mechanized Cavalry Group, an old horse cavalry regiment that was converted to a reconnaisance unit that served with Patton's Third Army in World War II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share #1203 Posted November 25, 2022 An In Country novelty type ACU 1st MAR Div with IRAQ on the numeral One, not sure if is a attachment sort of wear, as in his unit was attachend to the 1st MAR Div, or this guy, this Staff Sergeant was in the Marines and reenlisted in the Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLegGI Posted November 28, 2022 Share #1204 Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/25/2022 at 12:40 AM, patches said: An In Country novelty type ACU 1st MAR Div with IRAQ on the numeral One, not sure if is a attachment sort of wear, as in his unit was attachend to the 1st MAR Div, or this guy, this Staff Sergeant was in the Marines and reenlisted in the Army. Some army units fell under the command of Marine units and would wear their patch as a combat patch. There are authorization letters floating around for this. Also, you would have Marines go over to the Army and then wear their Marine patch as a combat patch. It was a gray area, but usually toleraged. To answer your question on this top, it more than likely relates to service in the Second Battle of Fallujah where elements of 1ID were sent down to help the Marines. Also some pertinent info here: https://www.1stmardiv.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/540712/soldiers-earn-right-to-divisions-blue-diamond/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted November 28, 2022 Share #1205 Posted November 28, 2022 Couple more USMC patches being worn by various members of HHC 1-194 Combined Arms Battalion, 34th Infantry Division. First photo up is a I Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) Second photo is of the battalion commander at the time LTC Melton, and he is wearing a II Marine Expeditionary Force (2MEF) patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share #1206 Posted November 30, 2022 96th Sustainment Brigade (The old 96th Inf Div and later 96th ARCOM), this 96th Sust Bde Vet whoever he is is then when this photos were taken, now in the 98th Training Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 1, 2022 Share #1207 Posted December 1, 2022 Unauthorized variant of the 187th Regimental Combat Team SSI worn by a member of the 11th Airborne Division. For comparison, I found the second photo which is listed on e-Bay as a reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share #1208 Posted December 4, 2022 5th RCT Combat Patch on one Sergeant Thomas Sablan at Fort Dix New Jersey in 1961. And I do believe regrettably he is in full Thomas Quichocho Sablan from Guam, KIA as a Staff Sergeant in Vietnam with the 1st Division. https://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SablanTQ01a.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted December 7, 2022 Share #1209 Posted December 7, 2022 Not actually worn, but still interesting. Tank Destroyer patch on a shirt at a local surplus store. Stains on the shirt, just wasn't feeling to purchase it today . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share #1210 Posted December 8, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 8:31 PM, easterneagle87 said: Not actually worn, but still interesting. Tank Destroyer patch on a shirt at a local surplus store. Stains on the shirt, just wasn't feeling to purchase it today . Thanks for that easterneagle87 Nothing Uncommon about a TD Combat Patch in 1945, now if we spied a legit worn Army Green 44 Coat with a 1970 date with a TD Combat Patch........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share #1211 Posted December 23, 2022 On 5/22/2013 at 8:52 AM, seanmc1114 said: Group of soldiers receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House. Since it's President Johnson, this has to be before January 1969. The officer third from right seems to be wearing a 1st Armored Division combat patch. This may be from WWII, but that would mean he has been in the Army 20+ years. I can't tell his rank but he doesn't look that old. I'm thinking he's wearing the 1st as his combat patch for service in Vietnam with the 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry. This is James Allen Taylor, he's getting the MOH at this time. Either a 11E Tanker or an 11D Recon, he was Exec of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment attached to the Americal Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1212 Posted December 24, 2022 Naval Amphibious Forces, seen worn by a CWO2(?) of 1st BN, 136th Artillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1213 Posted December 24, 2022 Forgot on the last one, that was dated to 1965 at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Another 5th RCT combat patch, from Headquarters, 1st BG 145th Infantry, 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1214 Posted December 24, 2022 Seabees and China-Burma-India, both from I Co. 148th Infantry Regiment, 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1215 Posted December 24, 2022 12th Armored Division, what looks to be a Ranger diamond, and China-Burma-India. HQ Company, 145th Infantry Regiment, 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1216 Posted December 24, 2022 One last one for now: can't remember the insignia on the left at the moment, but the guy on the right seems to be wearing one of the Marine Air Wing patches. Headquarters, 3rd BN, 166th Infantry Regiment, 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1217 Posted December 24, 2022 7 hours ago, This One Time... said: One last one for now: can't remember the insignia on the left at the moment, but the guy on the right seems to be wearing one of the Marine Air Wing patches. Headquarters, 3rd BN, 166th Infantry Regiment, 1954. The GI on the left is wearing "Ex-Navy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 27, 2022 Share #1218 Posted December 27, 2022 A captain with Headquarters, 1st BG, 147th Infantry wearing a 5th Air Force combat patch in 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 27, 2022 Share #1219 Posted December 27, 2022 A KMAG combat patch worn by a corporal of HQ Company, 1st BN, 166th Infantry Regiment some time in the mid-1950s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted December 27, 2022 Share #1220 Posted December 27, 2022 A lieutenant of Headquarters, 148th Infantry Regiment in 1950 with an Airborne Command combat patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted December 28, 2022 Share #1221 Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 11:49 PM, This One Time... said: A KMAG combat patch worn by a corporal of HQ Company, 1st BN, 166th Infantry Regiment some time in the mid-1950s. A Seventh Army triangle began by worn a the soldier to his left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted January 6 Share #1222 Posted January 6 Interesting 193rd Infantry Brigade combat patch being worn on this BDU I obtained directly from the officer who wore it. He was one of the vehicle commanders in Team Armor, 3-73rd Armor which was assigned to the 193rd between 14 Nov and 3 January 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 8 Share #1223 Posted January 8 I see at least three different styles of the Merrill's Marauders SSI worn as combat patches in this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 17 Author Share #1224 Posted February 17 The 99th Infantry Battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted March 1 Share #1225 Posted March 1 Current listing on FB marketplace. 1950's -early 1960's US Army officers tan uniform with a generic Navy service patch on right shoulder. These particular patches worn like this have been posted before. I can't pin point the left shoulder patch. Is it an obsolete National Guard patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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