Patches In Action, Part 2: Images Of SSI Used Other Than On Uniforms

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On 1/3/2017 at 6:48 PM, patches said:

A pair of Army patch pajamas anyone

 

 

 

 

These are vintage, and we recognize the design, this design with the army patches dates from at least 1973, on Christmas Eve 1973 I got along with my Evans E. Kerrigan (who passed two years ago I see) book on Military Insignia, a spiral note book to draw in that had this very design as it's cover, also see it as a kiddie bed sheet set too, a vendor at one of the Union New Jersey shows I seen used this a table cover .

Just found this, a Quilted Jacket, a Kids one we should think, made with the same material of army Patches, of 70s vintage, cool right.

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The RED Pentagon of the 5th RCT as a sign, photo will be sometime in 1951 as the one GI on the right is wearing a 24th Inf Div patch, the 5th RCT assigned to the 24th Inf Div to replace the destroyed 34th Inf Regt, 5th RCT reverts back to separate status after 1951 when the 24th Inf Div leaves Korea for Japan January 1952, and the 5th RCT remains there.

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Two Bass Drum sightings.

 

25th Infantry Division's Taro Leaf Vietnam 1967.

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And the 1st infantry Division's Big Red One Vietnam 1968.

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1950s.

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Here's an interesting one. Sign outside the headquarters of the Eighth Army during occupation duty in Japan immediately after VE-Day. Notice that where a sign sign would typically display the unit's SSI, they have created a decidedly non-SSI emblem.  

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Huge Marne Division Patch on the grounds of the 3rd Infantry Division NCO School Ft Stewart Georgia.

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Airborne Command SSI worn by the middle soldier as well as painted on a sign for the 542nd Parachute Infantry Battalion at Camp Mackall, NC during World War II

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The 1st Marine Division famous GUADALCANAL Patch on the Bass Drum of the Division's Band, a 1960 photo at Camp Pendleton California. Bob Hope there of course doing what he loves to do best with the guys, Yuk it Up. As mentioned, despite the Marine Corps abolishing their unit shoulder patches in 1947, they still used them in many instances, in many ways, and up to the present day.

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A rather sell explanatory one. 1968.

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Jump Tower at Benning, seeing it has the 1st Cavalry Division with AIRBORNE Tab for the division's 1st Brigade (Airborne), will date photo from late-sh 1965 till late-sh 1966. 1st Brigade (Airborne) goes off jump status August 1966.

 

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3rd Army 1962

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Boat operated by the 278th Military Police Company of the Berlin Brigade, I'm guessing taken sometime between the mid-70's to mid-80's.

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Here's a current Marine Corps band unit bass drum, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, utilizing the basic design of the WWII shoulder patch for the II Marine Aircraft Wing (II MAW)

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A close up of the current 25th Infantry Division's Bass Drum as seen in an earlier post in this topic,.

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Bass Drum with that Bolilng Field Air Corps patch.

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3rd Division on instruments of the division band current.

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Cross of Loraine Division WWII.

 

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103rd Division somewhere in Germany in 45.

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Ft Bragg 1965

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Once again the WWI Army 2nd Division patch as signage on a Marine Corps Installation of the 2nd Marine Division Camp Lejeune. The division's 6th Marines were in the Army 2nd Division in the Great War.

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HQ Hawaiian Division Special Troops 1940 Baseball Champions, Schofield Barracks, T.H.

 

 

 

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The unit patch of the 123rd Observation Squadron in China on the wall. actress Jinx Falkenburg there doing a USO tour of the CBI. The 123rd Obs Sqd was of the Oregon National Guard.

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Camp Humphreys - George White served in 2nd Logistical Command in the Korean War, from 25 Aug, 1952 to 19 Dec, 1953.