aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 4, 2018 Hi All, I have never really sought VN era militaria but I always wanted to do a torso or mannequin to compliment the WW2 and modern displays. With help from a friend I was able to keep together a large chunk of this grouping from a gentleman who served with MAC-V in 1966. Looking at his obituary I believe he served with team 162 at the same time as Norman Schwarzkopf. It looks as if he had a varied career spending time in infantry, armor and signals. It looks as if he threw away very little and what I was able to obtain spans his entire career. Thank you for looking and any additional info on his service would be greatly appreciated. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted February 4, 2018 Headgear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Graffiti Posted February 4, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 4, 2018 Wow, very nice, thanks for sharing AG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riflegreen297 Posted February 4, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 4, 2018 Superb uniform grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted February 4, 2018 Inside of boonie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted February 4, 2018 Field gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted February 4, 2018 Jungle boots are 1966 dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 4, 2018 Tan shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted February 4, 2018 Wool shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted February 4, 2018 Field Jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted February 4, 2018 OG and RDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted February 4, 2018 DBDU is 1982 dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 4, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 4, 2018 Very nice group! Those wool field shirts look really neat as a group showing the various insignia. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted February 4, 2018 Labels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted February 4, 2018 Bio1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted February 4, 2018 Bio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 4, 2018 West Point entry. Thank you all for your kind comments already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted February 4, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 4, 2018 Very cool grouping! Thanks for sharing!Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 4, 2018 Share #19 Posted February 4, 2018 Nice group.Gotta love the muddy Combat boots. He had a great career,I'm kind of surprised he didn't make General.Rest in Peace Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted February 4, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 4, 2018 Excellent group to a career officer.Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted February 4, 2018 Share #21 Posted February 4, 2018 Very impressive collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted February 4, 2018 Share #22 Posted February 4, 2018 The windproof set is killer. I am not 100% sure, but I think I have one of his just post VN uniforms. Will have to double check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted February 4, 2018 Thank you all, I feel very lucky to have been able to keep together as much of his stuff as I have, there are also a couple of pieces I still need to photograph. I would love to see the postwar uniform you picked up. A few nice bits got away before I was able to pick them up. Here are some more photos of the windproofs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie digger Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #24 Posted February 4, 2018 Vietnamese wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 4, 2018 Share #25 Posted February 4, 2018 Wow, what a career! Infantry, Armor, Signal, and the Naval War College. Alaska, Vietnam, Korea... interestingly nothing in Europe, but that was not unusual as officers and NCO's often took either an Asian or European career track. It reads like his Vietnam experience may have been limited due to his accident, but he sure made up for that with his continued career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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