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549th QM CO U.S. Army Japan. A Chief Warrant Officer 3 wears this patch, WO not identified, but he is a Escort Officer at Clark Air Base Philippines who is with former POW Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Hardy Hestand in February 1973. But he seems to be wearing the Green Bordered Oval rather then the Grey Bordered one.

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On 1/2/2023 at 10:35 PM, patches said:

549th QM CO U.S. Army Japan. A Chief Warrant Officer 3 wears this patch, WO not identified, but he is a Escort Officer at Clark Air Base Philippines who is with former POW Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Hardy Hestand in February 1973. But he seems to be wearing the Green Bordered Oval rather then the Grey Bordered one.

 

 

 

Are these all the same?  According to the net, in the '50s and through Việt Nam the 549th was always in the Far East.  Maybe the oval was used by at least one other QM unit in ZI?

 

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On 7/15/2019 at 1:42 PM, sigma9r said:

Folks,

I have this oval listed as the Quartermaster Rigger. Can anyone confirm this and, if so, which version it is?

 

Thanks,

 

Wiley Winter

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I have it as "Cadre, Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department US Army Quartermaster Center and School, Type 1".

 

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This design is what is referred to as Type 2 generic Quartermaster. It has been worn by many QM units both RA and USAR as either an expedient till the unit got a "unit specific" design or simply as the unit oval as it was readily available. Hope this helps.

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On 2/27/2023 at 1:27 PM, MPage said:

 

Are these all the same?  According to the net, in the '50s and through Việt Nam the 549th was always in the Far East.  Maybe the oval was used by at least one other QM unit in ZI?

 

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What you most likely have here is a shirt from a member of the QM CO that supported airborne elements on Fort Campbell. Can't recall exact unit designation and era off hand. Will dig through my references and post later.

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Hi all. I know nothing about flashes but I've had these for a while. When I use my google lens they all come up 5th special forces group. Maybe you all could help me with an I.D. or let me know if they are even legit. Thanks Mark

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18 minutes ago, mbec said:

Hi all. I know nothing about flashes but I've had these for a while. When I use my google lens they all come up 5th special forces group. Maybe you all could help me with an I.D. or let me know if they are even legit. Thanks Mark

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The 5th Grp with skull is a reproduction and has been around for over 25 years in various forms. Replicates flash attributed to SOG in Vietnam that was unofficial. These flashes were sold by several of the military catalogs in the past like Lancer Militaria, HJ Saunders etc back in the 1980s and 1990s and still are being generated out of Asia in various forms. Yours shows the typical computer generated stitching of modern copies.

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Hi all. I know nothing about flashes but I've had these for a while. When I use my google lens they all come up 5th special forces group. Maybe you all could help me with an I.D. or let me know if they are even legit. Thanks Mark

Thanks Doyler. Do you know anything about the other two?

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The TIOH has released the newly approved Flash and Oval for 1st Brigade, 11th Airborne Division.

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On 5/2/2023 at 1:28 PM, greendevilsix said:

The TIOH has released the newly approved Flash and Oval for 1st Brigade, 11th Airborne Division.

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Are the WWII-50s Era 11th Abn Div HQ Ovals being reinstated would you know?

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On 5/2/2023 at 1:28 PM, greendevilsix said:

The TIOH has released the newly approved Flash and Oval for 1st Brigade, 11th Airborne Division.

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I wonder why the 11th Airborne Division's 1st IBCT was authorized an organizational flash and trimming for they are not airborne, only the division headquarters and 2nd IBCT(A) are airborne. I know the division had plans to turn the 1st IBCT into an air assault brigade, but air assault units are not authorized organizational flashes.

 

Does anyone know if 1st IBCT is getting redesigned as airborne or maybe just the brigade headquarters is?

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