Johnny Signor Posted April 19, 2017 Share #26 Posted April 19, 2017 The patch with the #4 and the Ww2 years, is there a chance the "4" is the minesweepers hull number of the Ww2 years , maybe like a "Friday" patch ......... Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #27 Posted April 20, 2017 Aloha Johnny, Tried that from several different angles and "4" as a Group, Squadron, Division, Flotilla yet it still eludes identification UNK 11 ID MINRON 4, Charleston South Carolina 1950's. Thanks to Firefighter for the positive ID Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share #28 Posted June 22, 2017 Still Unknown UNK 10 UNK 16 UNK 17 UNK 18 UNK 19 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share #29 Posted June 22, 2017 A new unknown for your consideration Edit: Identified thanks to Randy - It's USAF for the Rome Air Depot at Griffiss AFB, NY. http://www.ericsusafpatches.nl/majorcommanos_centers_schools/pagina/r_t.htm UNK 21 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share #30 Posted June 22, 2017 UNK 22 - ID as a USO Rhode Island connected patch with thanks to Vance Zemke http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/146445-rhodies-patchwhat-is-it/?fromsearch=1 Possible USN or USCG patch. Handmade with all felt construction. Chain Stitched with single chevron. Two possibilities (guesses) Personalized patch for USN Airedale Sailor based in Rhode Island (NAS Quonset Point, NAVSTA Newport, etc) or USCGC COURIER (WAGR-410) Utilized as a Voice of America transmitter station, homeport Rhodes, Greece 1952 to 1964 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Posted June 24, 2017 Share #31 Posted June 24, 2017 A new unknown for your consideration UNK 21 It's USAF for the Rome Air Depot at Griffiss AFB, NY. Randy MSgt USAF (Ret) Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share #32 Posted July 1, 2017 Mahalo Randy, Bump for fresh eyes..... Still Unknown UNK 10 UNK 16 UNK 17 UNK 18 UNK 19 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share #33 Posted October 13, 2017 Patch Detectives, Look through the other Unknowns on the last two pages.......Hopefully you can ID some of them and a new one UNK 23 Probably USN, Swimming Duck with a Parachute or Pack? I don't believe it's a Disney image but it could be Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
vzemke Posted October 30, 2017 Share #34 Posted October 30, 2017 #22 has been on here before. Pretty sure its actually a USO organization. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/146445-rhodies-patchwhat-is-it/?fromsearch=1 Follow me on Facebook @zemkecollectables Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share #35 Posted October 30, 2017 Thanks for the link Vance, never would have suspected a USO connection for that one. Judging from the other two examples on that topic, I'll classify this as a probable ID UNK 22 - ID as a USO Rhode Island connected patch Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share #36 Posted November 15, 2017 UNK 24 - PARATUS 8th Squadron ??? Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share #37 Posted November 16, 2017 Any thoughts on UNK 24? USAF? USN? CAP? 8th Beanie Squadron? Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share #38 Posted March 12, 2018 Another one for ID, this was an impulse buy last year. It came with some other Navy patches including a Fleet Air Wing Five patch. I thought it may be a USN squadron or perhaps a DESRON or CORTRON patch but it's thus far eluded me.....USN or is it an Air Force patch? UNK 25 Ace Novelty, Eagle with a 5 on the shield - Motto: THE FIRST STRING Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share #39 Posted March 28, 2018 Bump for fresh eyes..... Still Unknown, the list is getting longer UNK 10 UNK 16 UNK 17 UNK 18 UNK 19 UNK 23 UNK 24 UNK 25 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share #40 Posted June 10, 2018 UNK 020 North Africa - I still have no ID on this North Africa patch Anyone recognize this one? Army or Air Force Comm unit? I thought it may be related to Sidi Yahia but so far nothing. UPDATE: Finally got a positive ID on this one from a USN Vet. It is NAVCOMMSTA SIDI YAHIA, MOROCCO, circa 1971 Please take a look at the other unknowns posted above and let me know if you see anything you recognize Aloha Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted September 24, 2018 Another one for ID, this was an impulse buy last year. It came with some other Navy patches including a Fleet Air Wing Five patch. I thought it may be a USN squadron or perhaps a DESRON or CORTRON patch but it's thus far eluded me.....USN or is it an Air Force patch? UNK 25 Ace Novelty, Eagle with a 5 on the shield - Motto: THE FIRST STRING Any clues or guesses on this one yet? Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share #42 Posted September 24, 2018 UNK 26 - WE TRY HARDER VIETNAM - Unknown Navy CVW patch, Vietnam War for ID Another Carrier Air Group Five "Going Downtown"? Any guesses on this one or my other Unknowns listed above? UPDATE: USMF Discussion on this patch I'm still thinking that this one is a Navy Carrier Air Group due to the Rainbow arrows coming from the sea. Several use the rainbow imagery in their heraldry. The search continues..... Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted September 24, 2018 Share #43 Posted September 24, 2018 Here is a pic of your patch, in plaque form. Mine Squadron I made that guess 3yrs ago Post #20 Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted September 24, 2018 Share #44 Posted September 24, 2018 USS Pandemus (ARL-18) Decommissioned 1968 USS Waxsaw (AN-91) Decommissioned 1960 USS Yazoo (AN-92) Decommissioned 1962 So your patch looks to be from the 1950s ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share #45 Posted September 24, 2018 Many thanks for the photo confirmation Firefighter, I always suspected that this was MINRON 4 at Charleston, SC, just never had the photos or back up to confirm this. You nailed it with the plaque Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted September 25, 2018 Share #46 Posted September 25, 2018 Many thanks for the photo confirmation Firefighter, I always suspected that this was MINRON 4 at Charleston, SC, just never had the photos or back up to confirm this. You nailed it with the plaque You’re welcome. What are the 41 - 45? ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share #47 Posted September 25, 2018 I'm thinking the obvious, their service during WWII from Pearl Harbor to Japan where they swept the minefields around the home islands (they were waiting for Operation Downfall and then were assigned to sweep Japanese waters through 1946) Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share #48 Posted January 12, 2019 Bump for fresh eyes..... Still Unknown, the list is getting longer UNK 10 UNK 16 UNK 17 UNK 18 UNK 19 UNK 23 UNK 24 UNK 25 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share #49 Posted August 21, 2019 8 months later, another look to resolve these mysterious patch identities..... UNK 10 UNK 16 UNK 17 UNK 18 UNK 19 UNK 23 UNK 24 UNK 25 .....and in particular the two (2) Ace Novelty patches No. 19 and No. 25 Anchor's Aweigh Member National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors - The Salvage Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
skir Posted August 21, 2019 Share #50 Posted August 21, 2019 #26, I have this patch from a large group of US Military Sealift Command stuff and makes perfect sense. Going 'downtown' on Cam Ranh Bay? Logistics, not airstrikes. Link to post Share on other sites
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