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Aloha Everyone,

 

This is a reference topic specifically for patches manufactured by Silvio Polidoro, Inc. of Naples Italy

 

They were primarily suppliers to the units of the Sixth Fleet (Staff, Surface, Aviation, Support, etc) but I've also seen their patches made for the Middle East Force (Staff, LaSalle, Coronado, etc) and also for USN commands who participated in the Persian Gulf area from the Hostage Crisis (1980) up through Desert Storm (1991).

 

Please post any examples you have of Italian Silvio Polidoro patches as a forum reference

 

First up, Commander Battle Force Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy

Silvio Polidoro, Inc. Naples

Silvio Polidoro Commander Battle Force Sixth Fleet 001.jpg

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International Peacekeeping Force Beirut. Lebanon 1982

Silvio Polidoro Inc. Naples

Silvio Polidoro International Peacekeeping Force Beirut Lebanon 001.jpg

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Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Crete 1980's

Silvio Polidoro, Inc. Naples

Silvio Polidoro NSA Souda Bay Crete 001.jpg

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Nice GL,

 

LaSalle was the flagship in Bahrain & Puget Sound was the Sixth Fleet flagship at Naples, Italy

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USS MOINESTER FF-1097, the last of the Knox class frigates commissioned in 1974

Silvio Polidoro, Inc. Naples

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National Archives photo:  Port view of three U.S. ships, with lights strung up in the rigging, in port for a visit. The ships are, from front to back, the frigate USS MOINESTER (FF-1097), the guided missile destroyer USS COONTZ (DDG-40) and the Sixth Fleet flagship, the destroyer tender USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38)

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A different USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) patch by Silvio Polidoro Circa 1970's

Flagship of the Middle East Force (Fifth Fleet) at Bahrain

AGF 3 USS LA SALLE Silvio Polidoro 001.jpg

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USS SHENANDOAH (AD-44) Yellowstone class Destroyer Tender, in service 1983 - 1996

Primarily deployed to the Med/Sixth Fleet during her career afloat.

 

The quality on this one is not nearly that of the other Silvio Polidoro's on this topic

AD 44 USS SHENANDOAH Silvio Polidoro 001.jpg

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United States Sixth Fleet - Power for Peace

5" Silvio Polidoro, Naples Italy

SIXTH FLEET Silvio Polidoro 001.jpg

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That's a bitchen patch pc, thanks for posting it

 

Anyone else have any Silvio Polidoro's to post?

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USS ALBANY (CG-10) Oregon City class Heavy Cruiser In service 1946 to 1980

Between 1976 and 1980, ALBANY was the flagship of the 6th Fleet, and homeported in Gaeta, Italy.

CG 10 USS ALBANY Silvio Polidoro 001.jpg

 

CG 10 USS ALBANY Silvio Polidoro 002.jpg

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Action in the Gulf of Sidra, Libya 1986

"I Crossed the Line of Death" by Silvio Polidoro, Naples Italy

Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club 001.jpg

 

Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club 002.jpg

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USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) - Mediterranean Cruise to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea

Safari Through the Suez Canal Feb 1982

CV 67 USS JOHN F KENNEDY Suez Canal February 1982 002.jpg

 

On 4 January 1982, John F. Kennedy, with Carrier Air Wing Three (AC), sailed as the flagship for Carrier Group Four (CCG-4) from Norfolk, Va. on her ninth deployment, and her first visit to the Indian Ocean after port visits to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Malaga, Spain, and transiting the Suez Canal. In her time in the Indian Ocean John F. Kennedy conducted her only port visit to Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia, anchoring in Gage Roads on 19 March 1982 for a R&R visit, departing on 25 March back to the Indian Ocean. During this time John F. Kennedy played host to the first visit of the Somali head of state. Her cruise ended with port visits to Mombasa, Kenya and Toulon, France, and another visit to Malaga, Spain before returning home on 14 July 1982.

 

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USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) Combat Information Center 'E' SIXTH FLEET triple winner

Made by Silvio Polidoro, Naples, Italy.  The shark is a nice touch.

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GRENADA - LEBANON 1983

VA-15 'VALIONS' USS INDEPENDENCE by Silvio Polidoro, Naples, Italy

 

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