fldjr Posted July 23, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2016 Can't find anything on this one, not sure it's even military (maybe it's for the 156th St Bowling Team!). Thanks, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24th_infantry Posted July 23, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 23, 2016 My grandpa was in that group! I have the same patch from WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24th_infantry Posted July 23, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 23, 2016 Its 456th bomb squadron by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fldjr Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted July 23, 2016 Thanks 24th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted July 23, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 23, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/456th_Bombardment_Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fldjr Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted July 23, 2016 Thanks for the link Brobs! Here's the back, do you think this one is WWII or postwar? Thanks, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted July 23, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 23, 2016 that I don't know... maybe 24th can answer what his looks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24th_infantry Posted July 23, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 23, 2016 Looks to be WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 23, 2016 Share #9 Posted July 23, 2016 Cool design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted July 23, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 23, 2016 I don't collect WWII patches, but this one reminds me a bit of some of the repros that have come out of VN. Does anyone have photos of what an original should look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted July 23, 2016 Share #11 Posted July 23, 2016 It looks like a reproduction to me also I do not like it at all.I have had this one a bunch of times and none of them had that ragged look of this one.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted July 23, 2016 Share #12 Posted July 23, 2016 Agree with Bill! Big easy tip for new people is that if patch is all distorted and does not lie flat smart to pass on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted July 23, 2016 Share #13 Posted July 23, 2016 I agree it's a great design, but I do not get a warm fuzzy feeling about it being WW II vintage. Mortaydc60 points out the first red flag I noticed and that's the way the patch has a warped look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fldjr Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted July 23, 2016 Oh well, it came in a junk lot off ebay for $30 so no big loss. Is the unfinished edge also a bad sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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