Does anyone know the ID on this Joint US & Thailand patch?

[vintageproductions]

Just bought a bunch of General Hixon items ( commander of the 24th Corps in Vietnam).

 

In it was this joint Thai & US unit patch. Looks like a school patch of some sort. Thai made.

 

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[ocsfollowme]

In October 1966, the first echelon of eleven officers and twenty-eight enlisted arrived at Camp Friendship, in Korat. Subsequent air and sea movements followed on schedule and the headquarters closed at Camp Friendship in Korat on November 15, 1966.

 

You are right that the lamp would mean a school. Just saw the above info and thought that it could be a lead especially since he was a general and could have been a part of an original delegation.

In October 1966, the first echelon of eleven officers and twenty-eight enlisted arrived at Camp Friendship, in Korat. Subsequent air and sea movements followed on schedule and the headquarters closed at Camp Friendship in Korat on November 15, 1966.

[vintageproductions]

Possible except he was at the National War College from 1962-1967 and didn't get to Vietnam / SEA until 1969

[ocsfollowme]

[gwb123]

It is always possible it was given to him by a colleague.

[jules118]

‘Mitrapab,’ meaning “Friendship” in Thai, was a parachute demonstration program organized by the 46th SF Company’s Pawai Military Sport Parachute Club (PMSPC). Members performed exhibition jumps for the public to raise funds for building schools in rural areas as part of a ‘hearts and minds’ initiative aimed at countering communist influence in remote regions. This program led to the construction of approximately 250 schools.

 

The ‘MITRAPAB’ jumps began shortly after the 46th SF Company arrived in Thailand. The earliest reference I found was in the 1967 46th SFCA yearbook. By 1970, these jumps—conducted alongside Thai counterparts—were taking place about 16 weekends per year. A similar patch to the one shown here, appears in the 1970 yearbook.

 

After the 46th SF Company’s departure, Operation MITRAPAB continued as an annual demonstration jump under JUSMAGTHAI’s oversight until at least 1983.