Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 29, 2016 Share #351 Posted January 29, 2016 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 Yep, but it's not how much they cost, but how much you enjoy them ... And I can tell you're having fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Finn Posted January 29, 2016 Share #352 Posted January 29, 2016 Hi, check out seller "jcmtin" on eBay. He has what may be a North American Aviation patch up for bid with a reasonable starting price. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share #353 Posted February 1, 2016 Happy to add this one. Womens Aircraft Instrument Technicians "WAIT" out of the Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments If anyone has a matching "WAIT" tab that goes underneath I would love to purchase it. More information on this http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/53191-wwii-aaf-wait-caf-tunic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share #354 Posted February 1, 2016 This is pushing 12 inches in width and is fully embroidered, no glow, all cotton back. 1st one that I have seen. Anyone know what it is from? Most likely AAF, cadet school, and worn on overalls of a tech rep or maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted February 2, 2016 Share #355 Posted February 2, 2016 This is pushing 12 inches in width and is fully embroidered, no glow, all cotton back. 1st one that I have seen. Anyone know what it is from? Most likely AAF, cadet school, and worn on overalls of a tech rep or maintenance. unk wings.JPG That big critter is a Commemorative (formerly Confederate), Air Force piece. I've had one since the 1980's. Many CAF members wore these on the back of their coveralls and flight jackets. I even wore mine on the back of my Civil Air Patrol nylon flight jacket for awhile. It's now framed and hangs above the entry door to my man-cave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share #356 Posted February 2, 2016 That big critter is a Commemorative (formerly Confederate), Air Force piece. I've had one since the 1980's. Many CAF members wore these on the back of their coveralls and flight jackets. I even wore mine on the back of my Civil Air Patrol nylon flight jacket for awhile. It's now framed and hangs above the entry door to my man-cave. Lee, how long ago did they use insignia like this? The base fabric is blue and it looks like a standard WW2 era patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted February 2, 2016 Share #357 Posted February 2, 2016 I think I first saw these being used by the CAF in the late 1970's or early 1980's. A friend of mine who was in the CAF and also the CAP got me one. They may have been used even earlier than what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #358 Posted February 26, 2016 Not everyday one can find an instructor patch. Bell Service Instructor. Large coverall type patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 27, 2016 Share #359 Posted February 27, 2016 That's a nice one, about 8" wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share #360 Posted February 27, 2016 That's a nice one, about 8" wide? 9.75 inches in width. Do you have one? Same in http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/95927-ww2-aircraft-manufacturer-patches/page-2 post #27 by rustywings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 27, 2016 Share #361 Posted February 27, 2016 What a kind offer sir, need my address? Nope, I've only seen them in photos on coveralls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share #362 Posted March 3, 2016 I finally completed the set of three. USAAC Emergency Corps. Took me about 4 years. http://disneybooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-just-in-from-gunnar-andreassen.html Father Duffy was a well known person in New York, and probably also in the whole USA and there is a statue of him on Duffy Square. He was an American soldier and Roman Catholic priest - a military chaplain during WWI. and he died in 1932.There's a large article about him on Wikipedia, a quote from this:In the 1940s movie The Fighting 69th, Father Duffy is portrayed by Pat O'Brien.This is what I found about Father Duffy Canteen on the web:Having a little extra time on my hands I founded the Father Duffy Canteen, Inc., a group of 125 women who nightly with their ambulance canteens cover the water front and anti-aircraft bases of New York, serving the men on sentry duty. We average 60,000 servicemen and women a month, and have served over 1,250,000 since our inception. All food is prepared in Reuben's Restaurant and is financed by public contributions. There are no salaries in the Father Duffy Canteen. The drivers are the USAAC Emergency Corps men. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=erika-anderson&pid=131889918 "Volunteered for the USAAC Emergency Corps hospitals in World War II" I found three articles tying the USAAC Emergency Corps to NY City. Not to say that they did not operate elsewhere, but they "may" primarily have focused there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share #363 Posted March 3, 2016 Home Defense Corps Reading (cap device) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share #364 Posted March 5, 2016 #363 is from Reading Massachusetts. Thanks to the Steve Johnson book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlharborbaby Posted March 7, 2016 Share #365 Posted March 7, 2016 Really like your quilts, nice patches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share #366 Posted March 17, 2016 I now have 1 & 2 stars for Army, 1 & 2 stars for Navy and a 1 star for Marines. Still need a 2 star for Marines if anyone has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share #367 Posted March 17, 2016 Very excited for this one. My father worked for General Motors after he returned home from Vietnam until well past 2000. I always thought that it was neat that they used the insignia of the 76th Infantry Division. I wonder why? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUKW GM made 21,147 of these during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 18, 2016 Share #368 Posted March 18, 2016 Great looking patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share #369 Posted March 21, 2016 Here is a nice Embry Riddle wing patch that is quite large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share #370 Posted March 24, 2016 This is a fairly uncommon patch (not scarce at all) but it is very hard to find one that is not moth eaten around the edges. I just found one at a steal at $12. National Rifle Association Awarded for Special War Service patch Large insignia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted March 24, 2016 Share #371 Posted March 24, 2016 That's a cool NRA one ... Look like '03 rifles, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share #372 Posted March 29, 2016 Infantry, PX sweetheart mirror patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share #373 Posted March 29, 2016 24th AAFGTD (Allied Air Force Glider Training Detachment) from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. A pretty hard one to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share #374 Posted March 29, 2016 10th Armored Division "Armored Tiger" proficiency badge. Very rare and I estimate less than 130 were awarded. This is #65 (I have original certification). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 30, 2016 Share #375 Posted March 30, 2016 10th Armored Division "Armored Tiger" proficiency badge. Very rare and I estimate less than 130 were awarded. This is #65 (I have original certification). tank.JPG I didn't think was a home front patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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