irish Posted December 5, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 5, 2018 A small group of items to an Army Diver from WW2. Otto Wallingford who hailed from Maine. He was involved in the clearing of Naha harbor. The badge is the only one like it I have seen. I assume this was worn on the pocket or possibly the sleeve. He was attached to the 1497th Engineer Port Construction and Repair Group Thoughts and comments welcome. Link to post Share on other sites
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Wake1941 Posted December 5, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 5, 2018 That is super cool, Ive never seen one like it before. Link to post Share on other sites
irish Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 5, 2018 Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted December 9, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2018 I was the second bidder on that on eBay a while back, my phone timed out! Lol I've never seen one like it either. Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted December 9, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 9, 2018 Wasn't there a set of dog tags too? Link to post Share on other sites
irish Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted January 28, 2019 Yes there was a tag and a few other pieces of Insignia. There was also a number of letters back home to his gal Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted February 6, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 6, 2019 Very Cool badge. I wonder if it is Japanese made? Link to post Share on other sites
irish Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted February 6, 2019 Very Cool badge. I wonder if it is Japanese made? I have wondered the same. It appears to be embroidered into officer grade uniform jacket material or something very similar. My question has been where on the uniform was this worn? Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted February 7, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 7, 2019 I have wondered the same. It appears to be embroidered into officer grade uniform jacket material or something very similar. My question has been where on the uniform was this worn? What is the size? I’m thinking it was worn on the pocket or attached to a hanger Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted February 7, 2019 Share #12 Posted February 7, 2019 Topic on the conditions at Okinawa after the October typhoon in 1945 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/276265-typhoon-louise-okinawa-october-9th-1945/ Link to post Share on other sites
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