firefighter Posted December 7, 2019 Share #351 Posted December 7, 2019 BigDog, Those are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted December 7, 2019 Share #352 Posted December 7, 2019 Is that the profile of a German V weapon Buzz Bomb on the AA patch.? Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted December 7, 2019 Share #353 Posted December 7, 2019 Yes exactly right,they used the silhouette of the V1 rocket in design. This to me is one of the rarest AA patches around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted December 7, 2019 Share #354 Posted December 7, 2019 3rd Combat Engineers, Japanese made. The beaver is holding an Aussie fighting knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 8, 2019 Share #355 Posted December 8, 2019 Yes exactly right,they used the silhouette of the V1 rocket in design. This to me is one of the rarest AA patches around. There’s a thread on that patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted December 8, 2019 Share #356 Posted December 8, 2019 3rd Combat Engineers, Japanese made. The beaver is holding an Aussie fighting knife. rsz_0104151135a.jpg That is another work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted December 8, 2019 Share #357 Posted December 8, 2019 3rd Combat Engineers, Japanese made. The beaver is holding an Aussie fighting knife. rsz_0104151135a.jpg Or you could just just show the whole piece that patch is part of.......It's a killer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted December 29, 2019 Share #358 Posted December 29, 2019 ASMIC members know I have an interest in military railway service (MRS) insignia, both WW 2 and Korea. The MRS was Army train units, mostly consisting of separate battalions. In KW, the battalions were prefixed by "T" for Transportation. Here are two patches from the same TROB - 712th. Each has their own merits, but the bullion one came with a great surprise - if you look closely, you can see the locomotive number "2034" on each of the running lights at the top. I have a color photo of THAT locomotive running in Korea. The patch came w/ the vet's dog tags and two medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rats of Tobruk Posted December 29, 2019 Share #359 Posted December 29, 2019 ASMIC members know I have an interest in military railway service (MRS) insignia, both WW 2 and Korea. The MRS was Army train units, mostly consisting of separate battalions. In KW, the battalions were prefixed by "T" for Transportation. Here are two patches from the same TROB - 712th. Each has their own merits, but the bullion one came with a great surprise - if you look closely, you can see the locomotive number "2034" on each of the running lights at the top. I have a color photo of THAT locomotive running in Korea. The patch came w/ the vet's dog tags and two medals. Those are beautiful pieces tredhed2. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted December 29, 2019 Share #360 Posted December 29, 2019 My best find of the year. Alamo Scout patch that I purchased from the Veteran's grandson- along with vets full name- he also gave me copies of period un published photos of his grandfather and a letter stating such -not posting vet's name out of respect for the family request[-it's in tough shape but that's from being handled for a lot of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 2, 2020 Share #361 Posted February 2, 2020 US NAVAL AIR MISSILE TEST CENTER, Point Mugu, California - Gemsco 1950's Mugu beach is believed to be the site where Juan Cabrillo landed on October 10, 1542. "Muwu" was the capital village of the Chumash Indians located along the shores of Mugu Lagoon. Most of its early history centers around ranching, farming, and the famous Mugu fish camp. The history of most of the Navy's Guided Missile and Drone programs is the early history of the Navy at Point Mugu. During World War II, the Navy simultaneously had efforts underway to develop sites where both missiles and pilotless aircraft could be tested. In 1947, Congress appropriated funding to establish a permanent Navy presence here for this purpose. Since the mid-1940's, Point Mugu has had several "Center Names", all with the mission to develop, test, and evaluate missiles and related systems, and for drones to use in naval test programs. Oct 1, 1946 - U.S. Naval Air Missile Test Center Aug 1, 1949 - Naval Air Station Jun 16, 1958 - Pacific Missile Range Jan 7, 1959 - Naval Missile Center Apr 26, 1975 - Pacific Missile Test Center Jan 21, 1992 - Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and Naval Air Weapons Station Source: Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields - Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu (Antiaircraft Training Center, Pt Mugu; Naval Air Station, Point Mugu;Naval Air Missile Test Center; Pacific Missile Range, Naval Missile Center; Pacific Missile Test Center; Channel Islands Air National Guard Base) "The history of most of the Navy's Guided Missile and Drone programs is the early history of the Navy at Point Mugu." Drones baby, Drones, they ain't new, the Navy's had them since the 1940's......and the first Dogfighters too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 14, 2020 Share #362 Posted March 14, 2020 Shhhh! We're a "Technical Research Ship" USNS KELLAR (T-AGS-25) Survey ship finally placed into service in 1969. She was a hard luck ship with a reputation for disaster. Put out to bid for conversion in 1960, she was tied up in contract disputes and shipyard strikes for so long that the government cancelled the contracts and towed her uncompleted hull to New Orleans where she was then put out for rebidding and reconstruction. On September 9th, 1965 she was directly in the path of Hurricane Betsy while tied up at the Naval Station. She was rammed, holed and torn loose from her moorings after being struck by a crane barge and several merchantmen. Set adrift in the Mississippi, she rolled over and sank in the channel necessitating a major salvage recovery project and major remediation to repair her hull and equipment. Resurrection of the Small Surveying Ship USS KELLAR (TAGS-25) https://www.navsea.n...R (TAGS 25).pdf Finally re-re-re-built, she was put into service in 1969 to prowl the Pacific and specifically to spy upon the North Korean coastline in the aftermath of the Pueblo seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 14, 2020 Share #363 Posted March 14, 2020 Another "Technical Research Ship" like the Liberty, Pueblo, and USNS Kellar, the Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast above. USNS PRIVATE JOSE F. VALDEZ (T-AG-169) Technical Research Ship (i.e. Spy Ship) in service 1961 to 1969, The Happy Jose The Galloping Ghost of the African Coast Go to the link above for her very interesting service details - She was noted for her years long isolated duty deployments to Africa with rotating crews of crypto technicians. She also was in contention with the LIBERTY to be the ship sent to monitor the 1967 Six Day War and we know what happened to her...... The USNS designation indicates that the ship was manned by civilians. A crew of approximately 55 civilians operated the ship while a detachment of approximately 100 Navy personnel carried out the research operations. The Navy detachment typically included three officers; almost all enlisted men were Communications Technicians (a rating that has been renamed Cryptologic Technician). An advantage of the USNS designation is that the ship was not required to return to an American port on a regular basis. Thus the first deployment of Private Jose F. Valdez started in 1961 and she did not return to the USA until 1967. Since the "Happy Jose" did not regularly return to the USA, the crew was rotated by flying them to a major port city in Africa, such as Cape Town. This occurred on an annual basis. The old crew would be flown back to the USA. Private Jose F. Valdez was typically at sea for about 30 days and then spent four or five days in port. Some of the sub-Saharan ports of call, from West to East, were Dakar, Senegal; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Monrovia, Liberia; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Lagos, Nigeria; Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; Luanda, Angola; Walvis Bay, Southwest Africa (now Namibia); Cape Town, South Africa; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Durban, South Africa; Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique; and Mombasa, Kenya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFA Ken Posted November 16, 2020 Share #364 Posted November 16, 2020 Not sure if rare but way cool. Custom design Japanese Diamond Patch with a nice 1964 bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtd_sf_eng Posted November 20, 2020 Share #365 Posted November 20, 2020 I would like to contribute my scarce (don't care for the term 'rare') shoulder sleeve and hat patch to the topic. I traded the two in the late 1990s before Ebay. The round patch is sewn to the overseas cap. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted November 20, 2020 Share #366 Posted November 20, 2020 That is scarce even very scarce;never saw before and that is something I would look for, really nice, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted January 29, 2021 Share #367 Posted January 29, 2021 Beautiful patches!!! Thanks for sharing them with us. lovmilinsig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greek5bc Posted February 24, 2021 Share #368 Posted February 24, 2021 3 rare patches , first the famous bazooka patch made by nones in Italy, an oversized bullion of the 511th PIR made in japan and an oversized chenille 82nd airborne patch, all from my website; uswarspatches.comSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted February 24, 2021 Share #369 Posted February 24, 2021 . To me a couple of nice patches . . . . . . . . . . . regards lewis. . . For me a trio of nice USAAF patches . . . . . . . regards lewis. . . a few more bullion patches . . . . . . . sadly moths had got to the 3rd Division patch before I bought it. . cheers lewis. . . Two patches for identification and dating if possible, thanks . Thanks in advance, lewis . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted March 2, 2021 Share #370 Posted March 2, 2021 . a few more bullion patches . . . . . . . sadly moths had got to the 3rd Division patch before I bought it. . cheers lewis. .I've seen worse condition ones, yours is not that bad, nice groupSent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 2, 2021 Share #371 Posted March 2, 2021 58 minutes ago, BILL THE PATCH said: I've seen worse condition ones, yours is not that bad, nice group Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk . Hi Bill Thank you, might be a few more to find yet as I search through the Shoebox . . . . . . . . . regards lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 2, 2021 Share #372 Posted March 2, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 1:16 AM, General Apathy said: . Two patches for identification and dating if possible, thanks . Thanks in advance, lewis . Aloha Lewis, What you have there are two bullion patches from the early 1960's The first one is a Research Flight Facility (RFF) patch for the Aircraft Group of the National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP). Note the small red hurricane symbol at center left of the patch. RFF underwent several name changes and administrative shuffles as the Weather Bureau became part of the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) in 1965 and then the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 1970. At times, RFF operated C-54, B-26, and C-130 planes. Today it is the Aircraft Operation Center (AOC) of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. The other patch is self evident. United States Naval Cruiser Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, also circa mid 1960's. This command allocated available USN Cruisers and Destroyers for Cold War operations with the Atlantic (Second) and Mediterranean (Sixth) Fleets. Here are some from my collection There ya go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persian Gulf Command Posted March 2, 2021 Share #373 Posted March 2, 2021 Best of my Best Armored Woolies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 9, 2021 Share #374 Posted May 9, 2021 OPERATION SEA DRAGON - U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy warships steamed along the coast of North Vietnam bombarding targets ashore with their 8-inch, 6-inch, and 5-inch guns. The cruisers and destroyers shelled truck columns, bridges, and logistics craft shuttling along the shore. The enemy fought back hard. North Vietnamese coastal guns damaged 29 U.S. ships and killed or wounded 31 American Sailors. From Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1968 USS BLUE leading her squadron above the DMZ USS BLUE (DD-744) Operation Sea Dragon .....During his tour of duty, USS Blue sunk ten boatloads of supplies and damaged eight, but came under fire seventeen times from enemy shore batteries. We never took a direct hit, but in the engine room you could hear shrapnel hitting the side of the ship, and what scared me more than a direct hit was the fact a piece of shrapnel could pierce the side of the destroyer and rupture a steam line,” said Neal..... ‘It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure’: Serving as a Tin Can Sailor Operation Sea Dragon - Underway from 25 October 1966 through October 1968. It was conceived to interdict sea lines of communications and supplies going from North to South Vietnam, destroy land targets with gunfire support, and destroy waterborne craft. TF-77 assets were heavily involved in this. Two U.S. ships were hit in 1967 by enemy fire (each with KIA): August, Dupont (DD-941); September, Mansfield (DD-728). from Naval History and Heritage Command The Year Before - Operation Sea Dragon 1967 USS BARNEY (DDG-6) In mid February 1967, the warship departed Norfolk bound for the Far East and her only cruise in the combat zone during the Vietnam War. That deployment lasted almost exactly seven months. On the outbound voyage, she stopped at Mayport, Florida; Guantánamo Bay; the Panama Canal Zone; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Midway Island; Guam in the Marianas; and at Subic Bay in the Philippines. While off Vietnam, Barney served in various ways. She performed duty as sea air rescue controller, interdicted Viet Cong seaborne logistics, and shelled targets ashore in both North and South Vietnam. On several occasions, the guided missile destroyer came within range of enemy shore batteries. She suffered no hits, but a member of her crew was wounded, lost his leg, by a shell fragment from a near miss. The warship also visited Hong Kong and ports in the Philippine Islands and in Japan. Off Oahu, Hawaii on March 18 1967. USN photo 1121664 by A.R Foss, PH3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greek5bc Posted January 23, 2022 Share #375 Posted January 23, 2022 Rare pt boat ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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