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


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A Threefer, THE RIGGER PLEDGE Sign at the Airborne School Fort Benning in the late 50s, The Infantry School, Riggers Wings and Para Glider Cap patch. At this time the AIRBORNE Tab may not of been worn yet by Instructors, thus the lack of the Tab over the School patch.

 

 

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U.S. Army Europe on a Huey, Mannheim 1968, once again we see an early model UH with the early paint and insignia scheme, seems that's the scheme used outside of South Vietnam throughout the 60s with the late models UH relegated only to South Vietnam.

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And Over there with the 101 in 1968, the Screaming Eagles patch again on this Chinook sling loading fuel drums, hmm Red painted drums. maybe Cherry Juice???

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The Da Nang MARS, like 1968. 1st Signal Brigade patch on the wall with a unauthorized unit patch, probably a the company pocket patch.

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BUTCH - U.S. 3rd Engineers Mascot, Hawaiian Division, Schofield Barracks, T.H. 1930's

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V Corps on a podium. Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski, commanding general, V Corps, speaks during V Corps’ Fully Operationally Capable ceremony at the V Corps Headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Nov. 3, 2021. Yep V Corps in no longer in Germany. Also a view of the full color patches being worn.

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The 8th Air Force on those Post WWII F-82E Twin Mustangs. The 27th Fighter Wing , Kearney Air Base Nebraska, 1948. Their duty was to fly long-range escort missions for SAC's B-29 Superfortress Bombers

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Picture of the 9th Divisions sign at Tan Tru, RVN, early 1967.

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Second is the sign for the 2/60th that has both the Regiments DI and two 9th Div. patches, also Tan Tru in '67.

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Technical and Administrative Services patch on a sign of the Transportation Corps Training Center Fort Eustis Virginia 1953.

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The back of this official U.S. Army photo has the date 27 October 1967 and the caption: "The old Americal Division colors are dipped in salute as the national anthem is played at the division colors ceremony." However, the image on the flag is specifically that of Task Force Oregon rather than simply the Americal Division, although the flag appears to be solid white rather than in the style of a divisional flag. Compare it to the flag in the second photo taken at the ceremony where the Americal Division was deactivated in November 1971 which, per The Institute Of Heraldry, displays the divisional SSI on a flag with the upper half being red and the lower half being blue.

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Army doctor wearing Eighth US Army (EUSA) and First Republic of Korea Army (FROKA) SSI on his fatigue shirt. Apparently, it was common for soldiers of units and advisors working with ROK organizations. I have an OG wool shirt of an officer of the Korea-based 4th US Army Missile Command with the FROKA SSI on the right shoulder. I do not believe these are FWTSSI (now called something else by the Army).

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And a 9th Infantry Division Basic yearbook from 1950, it also has the 1st Army patch on it as well, here it is the old OD type, it will soon be superseded by the new Red and White one, that one comes out in November 1950.

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The FOLLOW ME of the Infantry School on the hull of this M48 Patton, the people there in short jackets and ball caps (one in Service Cap in drivers postion) hovering on and around tank are Air Force Academy Cadets doing spot of familiarization training for Combined Arms Operations at Fort Benning Georgia in 1962.

 

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Another Cake sighting. The Ballistic Missile Agency on a Cake.

 

The unit commander John Bruce Medaris gets set to cut it up for guests with a sword at the unit's one year anniversary party in 1956 at the Redstone Arsenal Alabama.

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Photo from a 1944 issue of Army Life showing a WAC wearing the Replacement And School Command SSI and Infantry School DUI on her cap while standing nect to a sign depicting the Infantry School SSI/DUI. Of course at this time, the insignia had only been approved as the DUI for the Infantry School and would not be approved as a separate SSI until 1951.

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