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Thought you might like to see this one.Its for the Commander Carrier Division 2 Far East Cruise during the Vietnam War 1968.Its 8 inches by 6 inches.Scotty

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Thought you might like to see this one.Its for the Commander Carrier Division 2 Far East Cruise during the Vietnam War 1968.Its 8 inches by 6 inches.Scotty

 

 

Now that's a patch!I had a "LOL" moment when I saw "Rio" listed as one of the stops!Maybe that was their "R & R visit :lol:

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Hello All:

 

New member here. I collect Korean War Era patches and insignia. I have question about those cruise patches from Task force 77, 95, etc. How do you date these patches and were any of them created during the Korean Conflict? I would love to see some of you post more examples of these and offer any information you might have to help me out. Thanks, Joel

InchonJoe, I missed your post it was a while ago but here is a partial answer on this link: http://www.history.navy.mil/colloquia/cch4b.htm

 

This covers the Vietnam era, but Task Force 77 is the Carrier Task Force in the Pacific, The way to date the ptche s is to research the ship named on the patch to see what era the ship was in or commanded the Task force. Ships rotated in and out as needed and as other duty assignments came along. Sometimes the patch construction can if not identify the era perhaps rule out era's due to construction methods,

 

I hope this helps

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The Gray Ghost USS BARNEY (DDG-6) Charles F. Adams class in service 1962-1990

NATO Exercise Sebastiana National Week XXI

Thirty Knot Club - Med Cruise 1976-77

 

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What a great bunch of port visits on this Mediterranean Deployment. July 1976 - February 1977,

Rota, Spain; Taormina, Sicily; Tunis, Tunisia; Naples, Italy; Augusta Bay, Sicily; Suda Bay, Crete; Palma, Spain;

Genoa, Italy; Gaeta, Italy; Toulon, France; Barcelona, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Leixoes, Portugal

 

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USS RAMSEY (DEG-2) Western Pacific Cruise 1975
5" x 3 1/2" - Looks like they did Northpac & Westpac on this cruise

 

 

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The Ill fated USS STARK (FFG-31) Great Lakes Cruise 1985

Two years later she was struck by an Exocet in the Persian Gulf

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USS CORAL SEA WORLD CRUISE 1983

 

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USS KITTY HAWK WESTPAC 1981

 

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USS KITTY HAWK WESTPAC 93

 

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USS T. ROOSEVELT ADRIATIC YACHT CLUB 95

 

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USS T. ROOSEVELT SUMMER COMBAT CRUISE 99

 

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USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973)

 

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Spruance class destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987)

Persian Gulf 1989 and 1995

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USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7) The newly converted P rovidence class guided missile cruiser,

ex-WWII Cleveland Class light cruiser (CL-66)

1961-1967 Mediterranean Flagship of the Commander of the Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy

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HU-2 DET-59 FORRESTAL ANGELS

Med Cruise 64-65 "Red Carpet Service"

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USS SHANGRI LA (CVA-38) on her final WESTPAC Yankee Station cruise with CAW 8 embarked, she was decommissioned and scrapped the following year (1971)

 

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1970 VIETNAM CASREP CRUISE (CASREP is the Navy's Casualty Report that provides commanders the status of all mission-critical parts that are on backorder)  Cruise book http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-70/index.html

Elevator #3 - The Shaft - Steering - Radar - Port Cat - LOX Plant - Screws - DIW - Evaps - TACAN - Reefers

 

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USS BENNINGTON 1965 Vietnam Cruise and a Far East Cruise, both 9" Japanese made

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Reverse

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USS JOUETT (CG-29) WESTPAC - INDIAN OCEAN 1986 CIC patch

 

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Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest WESTPAC INDIAN OCEAN 1986 CIC GANG

 

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USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) 1948 Round the World Cruise
 
Following the embarkation of Air Group 11 and intensive air and gunnery training in coastal waters, the aircraft carrier – flying the flag of Rear Admiral Harold L. Martin, Commander of Task Force 38 (TF 38) – got underway for Hawaii on 9 October. The task force devoted almost three months to training operations out of Naval Station Pearl Harbor before sailing for Australia on 16 January 1948. After a visit to Sydney, the American warships conducted exercises with units of the Royal Australian Navy and then steamed to Hong Kong.
 
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During a voyage from the British crown colony to Tsingtao, China, orders arrived directing the task force to return home via the Atlantic with her escorting destroyers. The ship continued the round-the-world trip with calls at Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, and Trincomalee, Ceylon. On 21 March 1948 at 0800, she was at 18-43'N and 64-33'E – half way around the world. She visited the Persian Gulf and anchored off the ARAMCO refinery in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia as a gesture of goodwill from the American government. On 25 March, the ship's complement "manned the rail" for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and officers attended a banquet given by Crown Prince of Damman. Rounding the Arabian peninsula, she became the largest aircraft carrier and the longest ship at that time to transit the Suez Canal. On 6 April she joined with the Mediterranean Fleet carrier Philippine Sea, cruisers Rochester, Manchester, Dayton, and six destroyers for three days of sea exercises.
 
After passing Gibraltar and entering the Atlantic Ocean, she set a course to Bergen, Norway. On 29 April, she moored in Bergen after a 25-mile (40 km) trip through the treacherous fjords with snow squalls reducing visibility to less than 100 ft at times. The crew paraded through the main part of the city, causing concern, as this was the way the German occupation entered in World War II. On 1 May, a "Mayday" parade and celebration was held; unfortunately for the crew, all local pubs were closed. Air Group 11 flew in parade formation over the Capital City of Oslo, spelling the name of King Haakon VII.
 
The ship was underway 4 May for Portsmouth, England; the historic base of the Royal Navy. After firing a 21-gun salute while passing the imposing HMS Duke of York, the ship was moored near the HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson's Flagship. The Commander of 6th Fleet authorized 72-hour staggered liberty pass for all hands.
 
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Underway 13 May to New York; on 22 May entered the Lower New York Bay. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Louis Denfield, who was instrumental in initiating the World cruise, was welcomed aboard for a visit. Underway 27 May for the Panama Canal, she arrived 11 June in San Diego Bay.
 
In July 1948, new squadrons joined Valley Forge bringing with them the Navy's newly introduced aircraft, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, and the Navy's first jet fighters, the McDonnell F2H Banshee and the Grumman F9F Panther. These squadrons gave new capabilities to the ship. Intensive air operations and additional training and exercises commenced with the new aircraft

 

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Philippine made USS RANGER (CV-61) West Pac 1980-1981 Iranian Crisis cruise patch (note the yellow ribbon for the hostages)

TOP GUN IS A 10

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A bit of Naval trivia, RANGER's nick-name was TOP GUN as shown on this patch, well before the 1986 movie was filmed on her decks

 

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