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The picture is not the best since it is a screenshot of a low resolution scan of a newspaper, but here we see an armored chest patch worn by a member of the 4th Battalion 69th Armor 197th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning in 1967. It's impossible to make out whether there is any number in the apex.

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A 1966 worn 7th Army Tank Training Center Triangle, a Private, though there's a chance it was worn by an officer who used metal pin on insignia, rare at this date,the cloth variety most standard, but still seen every so often.

 

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No problem.What I meant to say is ,the TTC patch doesn't looks like German made ! - and in that case it's a copy.

Right, wouldn't know off hand if it will be a repro, seems to have an Army Green border though, or a Dark Greenish OD border, we would imagine there would be several slight variants of this made in the late 50s into the 60s up to the point they stopped wearing this full color version.

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There are two known GM armor triangles for 7767 TTC (US Constabulary) and 7th Army TTC. The example w/o the SEVENTH ARMY tab is for the Constabulary unit (1948-49) which was rolled up in 7th Army in 1949 and the w/ the tab is 7th Army TTC. There are other repros where the TTC was added to a standard, OD bordered WW II triangle w/ the TTC being the same size. 7th Army TTC was redesignated 7th Army Training Center in 1958.

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Found this interesting item, a late 70s (it's dated 1978) Perma Press Fatique shirt of this unit, with pocket patch wth scroll with motto as per the updated unit crest. Shirt must of been worn in this period when the1st Battalion 210th Armor, with the 210 hand stitched on the apex of the triangle, was a separate unit in the NYNG, the wearing of the 1st Army patch tells us that, sometimes separate NG unit wear the patch of their State HQ, sometimes not. Shirt is up on Ebay HERE if one is interested, where it described as a 131st Infantry Shirt :D :lol:

 

This unit, the 1st Battalion 210th Armor was inactivated sometime in 1993, in Albany, at the New Scotland Avenue Armory as seen HERE as a unit of the 1st Squadron 101st Cavalry and thus wouldn't wear this 10th Infantry patch no more, but wear, if one was worn, the 101 Cav's one HERE but in subdued, can't find a subdued version to post.

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Soldier of the 2nd Armored Division wearing a name tape with Artillery branch colors sometime between 1954 and 1956.

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Here's a weird one. 1st LOG CMD and an armor patch on the chest. Nametape does not appear to be US made. Pretty sure 1st LOG did TC stuff, not armor.

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Here's a weird one. 1st LOG CMD and an armor patch on the chest. Nametape does not appear to be US made. Pretty sure 1st LOG did TC stuff, not armor.

 

 

That is an interesting one! If I had to guess it might be an orphaned unit that was under the 1st LOG for local control? According to unit history, they were stationed in France from 1951-1962, which would be about the era of this top. Just a wild guess...I wonder if this was a liaison officer to the French Armored School? If 1st TSC was the nearest large unit in France, he might have been assigned there for admin purposes.

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Here's a weird one. 1st LOG CMD and an armor patch on the chest. Nametape does not appear to be US made. Pretty sure 1st LOG did TC stuff, not armor.

Maybe an Tank Maintenance Company and or Battalion assigned to the 1st Log Cmd when it was at Fort Hood???

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George Patton as commander of the 2nd Armored Division wearing what looks like a World War I Tank Corps patch.

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A M1943 HBT shirt from the old 826th Tank Battalion when it was in West Germany, the Armored Triangle being worn in this instance over the NAME tape rather then the U.S. ARMY. Unit was non divisional under first the 19th Armor Group then the 4th Armor Group (19th Arm Gp redesignated fhe 4th July 1955) from 1954 to 1957 when it is transferred to Fort Benning Georgia where it's inactivated under CARS. The shoulder patch would be the 7th Army, which is not present on the shirt.

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The caption on the photo of these 4th Armored Division officers reads: "In a modern armored division even the chaplains have to move rapidly. These spiritual advisers of the 4th Armored Division use motorcycles to keep up with their boys. Left to right, are: Chaplains L.W. Kidder, Catholic; of Albany, NY; Major E.E. Espelien, Luteran; and P.S. Oliver, Episcopal."

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A Reserve Component Twofer for Tonight.

 

First up the oldest.

 

A Fatigue shirt from the old 102nd Infantry Division when it was a active combat division of the reserves, stationed in Arkansas. Armor triangle will be for either the 4th Battalion 35th Armor (1958-1963) or the 6th and or 7th Battalions 35th Armor (1963-1965) or the 4th Squadron 4th Cavalry (1958-1965)

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And another mid to late 70s one for an armor unit of the old Nebraska Army National Guard 67th Infantry Bridge (Sep), as mentioned in an earlier posting of a field jacket from this unit. the brigade at this time was designated as a Round Out Brigade for the 4th Infantry Division (M) at Ft Carson Colorado. Unit, either Troop E 167th Cavalry, or after 1978, the 1st Battalion, 195th Armor.

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And another mid to late 70s one for an armor unit of the old Nebraska Army National Guard 67th Infantry Bridge (Sep), as mentioned in an earlier posting of a field jacket from this unit. the brigade at this time was designated as a Round Out Brigade for the 4th Infantry Division (M) at Ft Carson Colorado. Unit, either Troop E 167th Cavalry, or after 1978, the 1st Battalion, 195th Armor.

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I've always liked those shirts with the divisional insignia worn by members of roundout brigades. I'm still curious to see if anyone has an example of the 1st Cavalry Division SSI worn by a member of the 155th Armored Brigade:

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A great find, a shirt from the old 191st Infantry Brigade (Sep) Armor Triangle for either the 8th Battalion, 40th Armor from Tucson, Arizona, or Troop D, 8th Cavalry from Ogden, Utah, I tend to lean towards the 8/40th Armor, as it is possible D Troop 8th Cavalry may have worn the 8th Cavalry Pocket Patch, tvpah-8-cavalry.jpg.9ed3283efa99d917af5567e0b8b805a6.jpg

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Master sergeant of the 72nd Tank Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division and a captain of the 140th Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division in Korea. Note the master sergeant is wearing the combat infantryman badge.  

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Members of the 140th Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division in Korea. Note the variation of the insignia being worn. 

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