ocsfollowme Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share #326 Posted December 19, 2015 In the above patch, CQMD stands for the Chicago Quartermaster Depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 19, 2015 Share #327 Posted December 19, 2015 UNK flag patch. blue star.JPG I am wondering if this is for a shipping line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share #328 Posted December 22, 2015 Signal sweetheart mirror patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share #329 Posted December 22, 2015 Borden General Hospital During World War II Chickasha was home to the Wilson and Bonfils Flying School. In October 1941 cadets began training there to become U.S. Army Air Force pilots. More than eight thousand aviators trained during the nearly four years that the school was active. The facility and fields are now a part of the Chickasha Municipal Airport. In 1942 the Borden General Hospital was established and used by the army. These grounds are currently home to the Grady Memorial Hospital, Chickasha High School, and Borden Park. A German prisoner of war camp was established in Chickasha in 1944 on the present site of the Grady County Fairgrounds. http://newsok.com/article/3687240 below. Helen Keller visited Borden in November 1944 to inspire soldiers that were blinded due to battle. In November of 1944, with World War II still being waged, she came to Chickasha to visit battle-deafened soldiers at Borden General Hospital. She was on a coast-to-coast tour of Army hospitals. The Oklahoman on Nov. 14, 1944, announced her visit: “Miss Keller will discuss the rehabilitation problems of the veterans, giving special attention to those who were blinded and those suffering from deafness.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALLYHO Posted December 22, 2015 Share #330 Posted December 22, 2015 Very nice. I was unaware that a they existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share #331 Posted December 30, 2015 Victory Navy patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share #332 Posted January 12, 2016 Ordnance mirror patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share #333 Posted January 12, 2016 Vega aircraft manufacturer. I have been after this one for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_Aircraft_Corporation The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company responsible for much of its parent company's production in World War II. The company was first formed in August 1937 as the AiRover Company to produce a new light aircraft design. It was soon renamed to honor Lockheed's first aircraft design, the Vega. The AiRover Model 1 was a Lockheed Model 9 Orion fitted with a Unitwin engine, which featured two engines driving a single shaft. The AiRover Model 2 was a new design named the Vega Starliner. One Starliner prototype was built and tested, but the design did not go into production. In 1940, with World War II already underway in Europe, Vega changed its focus from light aircraft to military aircraft. The company began by producing five North American NA-35 trainers under license with North American Aviation. Production by Vega really got underway with the Hudson, a patrol bomber designed for use by the Royal Air Force. Vega entered a partnership between three companies (the other two being Boeing and Douglas) (abbreviated BVD) to produce the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Of over 12,000 B-17s produced by war's end, 2,750 were built by Vega. The company also built two experimental B-17 variants, theBoeing XB-38 Flying Fortress and the Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress. By the end of 1943, Vega had merged back into Lockheed, having far surpassed its original mission of producing light aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ocsfollowme Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share #337 Posted January 16, 2016 Luke Sub Depot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share #338 Posted January 16, 2016 One of the rarest insignia. Worn by MLB players that fought in WW2. Less than 1 dozen players wore these. See my thread here http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/193674-ww2-major-league-baseball-ruptured-duck-patches/page-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share #339 Posted January 19, 2016 Here is a mirror patch from Fort Harrison Montana where they trained in the United States. Not only the first one that I found but also the first image that I was able to obtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 19, 2016 Share #340 Posted January 19, 2016 One of the rarest insignia. Worn by MLB players that fought in WW2. Less than 1 dozen players wore these. See my thread here http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/193674-ww2-major-league-baseball-ruptured-duck-patches/page-2 Wow, that's a cool one! Keep posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share #341 Posted January 19, 2016 Wow, that's a cool one! Keep posting! Thanks! Even though it is only January it was my find of the year. Only other documented one that I have been able to find has been the one in cooperstown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 19, 2016 Share #342 Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks! Even though it is only January it was my find of the year. Only other documented one that I have been able to find has been the one in cooperstown. You're definitely off to a great 2016! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share #343 Posted January 20, 2016 Adding some new ones to the collection Home economist Katherine L. Potter organized a Women's Emergency Farm Service (WEFS) in Maine. Patch is silk screened on felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share #344 Posted January 20, 2016 Shaw Aircraft Company (CAA-CPTP 1939-1944) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share #345 Posted January 20, 2016 Sensenich Brothers Littitz, PA Propeller manufacturer WW2 patch World War II created a great demand for wooden propellers for pilot trainer planes, reconnaissance, battle field evacuation, spotter aircraft. Martin used his engineering skills to modify machinery to rapidly increase wood propeller production. Harry helped in the design concepts, managed the business details of up to 400 employees during WWII. Sensenich Brothers produced over 100,000 wooden propellers during WWII which was over 75% of all the wooden propellers manufactured during WWII. The advertising theme: “Right On the Nose” and “Ask the Pilot Who Flies One” was recognized by pilots world-wide who flew small aircraft. http://www.nationalaviation.org/images/nominees/2016/Sensenich,%20Harry%20and%20Martin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share #346 Posted January 20, 2016 lodge 720 aircraft machinist (WW2 era union patch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share #347 Posted January 28, 2016 We Fit Ships to Fight Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor pocket patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share #348 Posted January 28, 2016 11,000 hits!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 28, 2016 Share #349 Posted January 28, 2016 And, we've enjoyed looking at all of your postings, sir ... even improved my geography a bit. Make that 11,000 and 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share #350 Posted January 29, 2016 And, we've enjoyed looking at all of your postings, sir ... even improved my geography a bit. Make that 11,000 and 1! Thanks cobra 6 actual! I try to get a new patch once every other week now. The Home Front ones are all that I can afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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