doyler Posted September 15, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 15, 2013 Found this at a out door antque and flea market in August.Didint have an ID for the patch.Took it to ASMIC and Dave Johnson knew what it was immediately(Thanks again Dave). Im sure its not super rare and its not airborne but has a nice look and quality to the construction of the patch.Also a nice in country made MUC on the sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sabrejet Posted September 15, 2013 Share #4 Posted September 15, 2013 Ron..I think that's all the better for not being "airborne". It's a nice, honest Ike with just a touch of the unusual. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted September 15, 2013 Share #6 Posted September 15, 2013 Nice ike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted September 15, 2013 Share #7 Posted September 15, 2013 Hey Ron...it just occurred to me that the "Repple Depple" / RD has other connotations too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg Posted September 15, 2013 Share #8 Posted September 15, 2013 nice grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted September 15, 2013 Share #9 Posted September 15, 2013 Super patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted September 15, 2013 Hey Ron...it just occurred to me that the "Repple Depple" / RD has other connotations too? Could be...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78CARg Posted September 15, 2013 Share #11 Posted September 15, 2013 Nice find! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted September 15, 2013 Share #12 Posted September 15, 2013 Got to see this one at the KC Show, very nice piece with a great patch. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOKIEMAN Posted September 15, 2013 Share #13 Posted September 15, 2013 Another view of the SSI and Tab with different lighting. A nice Ike with a great patch. Thanks for letting me photograph it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted September 16, 2013 Share #14 Posted September 16, 2013 Forum member camonick’s grandfather was assigned to 4th Replacement Depot ca. 1945/46. Link here and here to see posts showing his uniform (without 4th R.D. patch, alas) as well as several period group photos from the unit and Camp Zama, Japan, which was 4th Replacement Depot home station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camonick Posted September 16, 2013 Share #15 Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks for the update Wailuna! I haven't been on the forum for a very long time. I notice that Ike has the "mysterious" MUC patch on it also.... I just wish I knew more about it and why that unit received it. Thanks Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted September 16, 2013 Share #16 Posted September 16, 2013 Ron, Killer patch on that Ike. Pick it up at the Gold Rush show? Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted September 16, 2013 Ron, Killer patch on that Ike. Pick it up at the Gold Rush show? Drew YES I did.My secrets out of the closet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted September 16, 2013 Forum member camonick’s grandfather was assigned to 4th Replacement Depot ca. 1945/46. Link here and here to see posts showing his uniform (without 4th R.D. patch, alas) as well as several period group photos from the unit and Camp Zama, Japan, which was 4th Replacement Depot home station. Thanks for the info. I wonder if there was a MUC to the 8th Army and it was worn by all assigned?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted September 16, 2013 Share #19 Posted September 16, 2013 Great find Ron, It's nice to see these oddities. That patch would have stumped me. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted September 17, 2013 Share #20 Posted September 17, 2013 I wonder if there was a MUC to the 8th Army and it was worn by all assigned?? Sixth and Eighth Army are both listed in the Army Unit Citation Register during the time in question but in each case a specific subordinated unit is cited, for instance, the headquarters companies of both Armies were awarded Meritorious Service Unit Commendations (as they were known then). Of all the units above company level listed on the 4th Replacement Depot billboard in camonick’s post (link here), 3rd Military Railway System (MRS) is the only one credited with a WWII era MSUC. It was awarded for service from Sep. 2, 1945, to Sep. 2, 1946 (G.O. 6, Eighth Army, March 1, 1947). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks for the added info Wailuna. The branch of service worn on the collar is Artillery.Dont know if this adds any more significance or insight to the award of the MUC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted September 17, 2013 Share #22 Posted September 17, 2013 I am assuming that this patch is immediately postwar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted September 17, 2013 Share #23 Posted September 17, 2013 YES I did.My secrets out of the closet I knew I should have gone! I will never miss another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camonick Posted September 17, 2013 Share #24 Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks for the added info Wailuna. The branch of service worn on the collar is Artillery.Dont know if this adds any more significance or insight to the award of the MUC. My grandfather originally wore infantry branch insignia but his period uniform with the MUC has Adjutant General insignia. There are no notations on his DD 214 about receiving the MUC. Still a mystery..... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted September 18, 2013 Share #25 Posted September 18, 2013 The branch of service worn on the collar is Artillery. Dont know if this adds any more significance or insight to the award of the MUC. Field Artillery brass on its own does not shed much light on the mystery of the MUC and, as camonick points out above, his grandfather's uniform has The Adjutant General's Department brass (which would be the expected brass for 4th Replacement Depot cadre). However, the four-disc arrangement on your uniform does provide a useful dating clue as the wear of four discs in this fashion did not begin until 1947 (source: Chapter 71, Emerson's Encyclopedia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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