Post the Late Pre War-Early War Officer Garrision Caps with Unit Crest

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The 101st Infantry 26th Division as seen here in 1940, he's a Colonel, so he must be the regiment's C.O. unfortunately I haven't been able to ID him.

 

 

 

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Major Hamilton P. Ellis wearing the 15th Coast Artillery insignia in 1940 from the Honolulu Advertiser.

 

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Elwood J. Euart Captain 103rd Field Artillery, Rhode Island National Guard, 43rd Division 1941

 

He should of received the Medal of Honor.

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/30906

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3 hours ago, patches said:

Elwood J. Euart Captain 103rd Field Artillery, Rhode Island National Guard, 43rd Division 1941

 

He should of received the Medal of Honor.

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/30906

"The recovery was like finding a needle in a haystack that was sunk in about 100 feet of water and buried under 70 years of South Pacific silt"

 

https://www.wpri.com/news/pawtucket-hero-coming-home-74-years-after-giving-his-life-to-save-six-mates/amp/

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Colonel Reginald W. Buzzell C.O. 172nd Infantry Regiment 43rd Division 1941

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And Buzzell's boss Brigadier General Leonard F. Wing Sr C.O. 86th Infantry Brigade 1940. (Can't find an image of the brigade DI to post)

 

 

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And Wing's boss Major General John H. Hester, Division Commander 43rd Division, late summer 1941, Hester was a regular officer, he would be replaced by John R. Hodge another regular, who in turn was replaced by Wing, the Vermont National Guard Officer, Wing leads the division for the rest of the war, garnering high praise and having his last name  added as a nickname for the division "WINGED VICTORY".

 

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Colonel Herold Weiler commander of the 131st Field Artillery Regiment 36th Division 1940.

 

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On 12/25/2020 at 8:42 PM, patches said:

The 101st Infantry 26th Division as seen here in 1940, he's a Colonel, so he must be the regiment's C.O. unfortunately I haven't been able to ID him.

 

 

 

Believe this is one Paul G. Kirk. Kirk in the war is a 7th Army Staff Officer.

 

https://homebase.org/feature-donor-story/senator-paul-kirk-remains-leader-partner-nations-veterans/

 

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You may recognize this Captain, CO of B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 21st Infantry Brigade, Hawaiian Department.

 

 

 

CO B, 1st BN, 21st IR Inspection 1940

 

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3 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

You may recognize this Captain, CO of B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 21st Infantry Brigade, Hawaiian Department.

 

 

 

CO B, 1st BN, 21st IR Inspection 1940

 

No who is he? Great addition by the way.

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This Guy.....

 

 

 

 

...and their unofficial Company B DUI - I have to start a topic on these Company Insignia some day

 

 

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3 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

This Guy.....

 

 

 

 

...and their unofficial Company B DUI - I have to start a topic on these Company Insignia some day

 

 

Oh wow, we thought Mucci was always a Field Artillery Officer, wasn't aware he was Infantry.

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On 7/9/2018 at 8:41 PM, patches said:

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An unknown officer of the NYNG 244th Coast Artillery Regiment.

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Captain Julius Newton C.O. Company M 124th Infantry, 31st Division 1940.

 

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1st Lieutenant Andrew W.H. McKenna, Company L 121st Infantry, 30th Division 1941. Andrew McKenna would wind up being transferred out to a unit titled the 939th APS Battalion (Do not know what kind of unit a APS is), and ultimately serving in the 83rd Infantry Division, Company M 330th Infantry in the ETO, he would return to the Georgia national Guard after the war and would rise to Brigadier General retiring in 1973.

 

 

 

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And Andrew McKenna's Brother  William McKenna, a 1st Lieutenant in Company F of the Gray Bonnet Regiment in 1941, William McKenna interestingly enough remained in the Gray Bonnet Regiment in the war, in the ETO and before, it being now a part of the 8th Infantry Division, and would rise to be Captain, Company F, Commanding sometime in 1943. William McKenna in KIA, hit by a sniper in the Roer Area on Christmas Day 1944, the 8th Infantry Division being on the defensive up there due to the Ardennes Offensive.

 

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1st Lieutenant Andrew W.H. McKenna, Company L 121st Infantry, 30th Division 1941. Andrew McKenna would wind up being transferred out to a unit titled the 939th APS Battalion (Do not know what kind of unit a APS is), and ultimately serving in the 83rd Infantry Division, Company M 330th Infantry in the ETO, he would return to the Georgia national Guard after the war and would rise to Brigadier General retiring in 1973.

 

 

 

Brig Gen Andrew W.H. McKenna in 1973 when he retired.

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On 1/17/2020 at 7:27 PM, patches said:

A Cloth Variant on the garrison cap of the 57th Infantry (Philippine Scouts) as worn in 1941 by three officers of the Regiment, L-R: Lt. Olson, Col. Edmund Lilly (CO), and Lt. Langdon. (Photo from member VeeVee)

 

The cloth version worn by the unit in the PI has a rounded scroll as opposed to the metal version above.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_10_2015/post-2532-0-11421100-1445964668.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 1/17/2020 at 7:30 PM, patches said:

And if a superb bit of accuracy for Hollywood, the very same cloth DI worn by Giovanni Wayne in the 1945 movie Back To Bataan.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_06_2015/post-34986-0-63577200-1434851276.jpg

 

 

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This PDF shows the HQ and Staff of the 33rd Division wearing the Unit Crest on the Garrison Cap, it's their Camp Forrest Yearbook of 1941 and has full rosters with portrait of soldier, there are so many portraits to post individually, so you can go thought them here.

 

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234781427.pdf

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The 141st Field Artillery 1941, this unit was a Separate Non Divisional unit of the Louisiana NG back then.

 

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Colonel Marcus L. Poteet 110th Quartermaster Regiment Commanding 1941, the 110th QM was in the 35th Division (Photo from member siege1863).

 

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Officers of the 812th Tank Destroyer Battalion wearing the DI on their uniforms, sorry for the poor quality.

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130th Infantry Regiment DI, 33rd Infantry Division worn in some photos with family before deployment. Hard to make out the pins on the lapels, example shown below