Sembler Chenille Emblems & Patches made by Gemsco - Reference Topic

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UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS

Sembler Gemsco

8" wide x 5 1/2" high

No. 10822/3 in jazzy colors

 

 

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Panama Canal Regiments, 1930's

Sembler Gemsco

 

 

 

 

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Coast Artillery Regiments

Sembler Gemsco

 

57th Coast Artillery Regiment

 

69th Coast Artillery Regiment

 

[268th C.A.]

Here one of my favorites Combat Engineers 

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102nd Infantry Regiment

 

The 170th Infantry was redesignated as the 102d Infantry on 28 February 1924. The regiment, or elements thereof, were called up to perform the following state duties: riot control at the textile workers strike at Putnam, in September 1934; flood relief at Hartford from 19 March – 1 April 1936; hurricane relief in the vicinity of Rockville from 22–27 September 1938. The Regiment conducted annual summer training most years at Niantic between 1921–38. Inducted into active Federal service at New Haven on 24 February 1941 and moved to Camp Blanding, Florida, where it arrived 15 March 1941

 

 

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198th Coast Artillery Regiment

Reorganized and federally recognized 15 September 1921 in the Delaware National Guard as the 198th Artillery Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps), with headquarters at Wilmington, and the Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery, Delaware National Guard

198th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), redesignated 16 August 1924 as the 198th Coast Artillery

 

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On 7/30/2017 at 1:23 AM, Kadet said:

Interesting! I have one of the medical caduceus patches in a WWII combat medic group, although the colors are a bit different. The US Army patch was also in the group. It is done on black felt. I always thought they were post war reunion/veteran piece...

 

Both are Sembler chenile emblems made in the late 1930's

[268th C.A.]

Here's one of mine very similar. 

[Salvage Sailor]

UNITED STATES AIR CORPS

Sembler No. 10895