USN/USCG Rifle, Pistol and Marksmanship Teams plus Rod and Gun Clubs

[td-seeker]

Thanks for the information. I'll add to my documentation.

 

Paul

[Salvage Sailor]

Ocean Minesweeper USS FORCE (MSO-445) Gun Club 5" patch circa mid-1950's

 

[Salvage Sailor]

From a competitive shooter on Oahu's grouping

[Charlie Flick]

Hey Salvage Sailor:

 

I really admire your collection there. Great stuff. I have a couple of the same ones, plus a few others I will post below. I look for all of the services' Shooting Team patches but most of what I have are Army and Air Force, with NG and Reserve Teams as well. The Navy stuff seems to be pretty scarce. I have one USCG Team Patch but won't post it since this is a Navy thread.

 

Here are a couple of mine:

 

An Atlantic Fleet Championships patch like your example at Post #14 above, except mine is dated 1963.

 

 

Not a Team Patch but a competition that was held at the Navy facility in Memphis, TN, date unknown to me.

 

 

And finally a colorful, but a little grungy, competition patch for the Fiesta of Five Flags held at Pensacola in 1961 on the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. (I'll have to get that one cleaned up.)

 

 

Regards,

Charlie

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

Aloha Charlie,

 

Feel free to sneak in the USCG patch, I've slipped in some USMC already as there are no similar topics on the Army, Air Force and USMC patch boards (why is that fellas? Time to start up some topics for us to add them in one place.)

[Salvage Sailor]

United States Naval Academy Pistol Team

[Charlie Flick]

That's neat, Salvage Sailor. It is a representation of a Colt Woodsman Match Target .22 pistol.

 

Regards,

Charlie

[Salvage Sailor]

USS KITTYHAWK (CVA-63) 1960's Rod and Gun Club

[Salvage Sailor]

Essex class aircraft carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47) In service 1944 to 1958

[Salvage Sailor]

Korean War era 1950's 6" round jacket patch U.S. NAVY RIFLE TEAM

 

[Salvage Sailor]

When ROCHESTER returned to the West Coast, she became the flagship of the First Fleet and in 1959 competed in the 11th Naval District Invitational at San Diego

Note her 'big gun' cruiser silhouette behind the target

 

 

1959 and 1966 11th Naval District Invitational at San Diego

[Charlie Flick]

All very cool examples, Salvage Sailor.

 

Here is one from my collection that I finally got around to getting an image of. It is a jacket patch that is 7 1/4" across.

 

 

Regards,

Charlie

[Salvage Sailor]

Jaxon Lancers - Precision Rifle Team at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Jacksonville, Florida

 

NAS Jacksonville is the home of VP-10 (PATRON TEN) The Red Lancers

[Salvage Sailor]

USS WORCESTER (CL-144) - 6" TRAVELLING TARGETEERS Rifle and Pistol competition team, 1952 Korean War

 

[Salvage Sailor]

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) Rod and Gun Club

[Salvage Sailor]

USNS TRINIDAD SKEET CLUB

British West Indies, 1960's