Looked at over 4,000 Unit Crest & Can not Find This One HELP

[suwanneetrader]

I thought I would find this one easily as it is on a KW Garrison/Overseas Hat, but I've looked at all in our Forum Ref + about 2000 others "US Army Heraldry" etc and no luck. It is a clutchback with N.S. Meyer New York markings. Do you know? Richard

 

 

 

[summer65]

According to ASMIC Medical Distinctive Insignia Catalog its for the 338th General Hospital.

I had to use the ASMIC Charge List first. The DI has two buffalos on a red shield with a red

cross. Hope this helps.

 

Pat

[Mr.Jerry]

"DI Pat" is on it!

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It's an old design for sure, here's it's contemporary version, note it depicts one of the buffaloes in the center, do not know when this newer version was adopted.

 

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Believe there's a Buffalo NY connection, thus the Buffalo, a Reserve unit from up arounds that way.

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Hmm. Not seeing a 338th General Hospital in WW2 or Korean War era for overseas credit.

 

This being from Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Register PAM 621-1 July 1961 which covers WWI and both WWII and the Korean Conflict, do believe it lists only those units of every type that were overseas in a combat theater, but not those that remained in the states.

 

You'll have to ZOOM in on it, it was a large file that I had to shrink down to post it.

 

[suwanneetrader]

Now I do not feel too bad if you could not find one just like it. Richard