CW4AFB Posted May 31, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2018 As usual, I come here seeking knowledge-- This patch came from the family of a WW2 Marine officer who served in a Def Bn in GTMO and then in the Pacific during the Okinawa campaign---I recognized the patch as the 13th Defense Bn but.... has any one seen one like this before? it appears to be sewn onto a thick piece of cotton and doesn't look like it was ever intended to be cut from it. and it's perfectly centered on the white cloth...the red and blue portions appear to be twill and sewn to the cloth---the white part of the shield uses the background cloth for color----.Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted June 1, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2018 Most likely was never finished, the edge material was just never removed. Really a neat theater made example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW4AFB Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2018 Wake--thanks for the info and insights--here are the pictures I probably should have posted showing a comparison to the more normally seen 13th Def BN patches - these came from the same family. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted June 1, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2018 I have one just like that right now and was told it was made in the Caribbean. Also bought one on a khaki background from same person, and uncut just like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted June 1, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2018 Photo is small but the only one I have handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW4AFB Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted June 2, 2018 Nice---looks like a close match---the officer served at GTMO early in the war before being transferred to the PTO---so a Caribbean-made patch would make sense... I would guess that Caribbean-made "theater-mades" would possibly be the rarest "theater-made" source except maybe Iceland-made.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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