R. Watkins Posted August 11, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 11, 2019 Does anyone recognize this emblem? I came across this on eBay today but there was information on it other then the squadron designation and that it was WWII. In my experience, if this had been a USAAF outfit it have been designated as 104thBombSqdn. The way the squadron designation apperas on this patch strikes me as being more RAF/RAAF, et al. Does this design ring any bells for anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted August 11, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 11, 2019 Ive seen some similar patches that were sold as navy patrol bombing squadrons. Edit: Found this http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/209779-china-patrol-bombing-squadron-104-patch-grouping-unit-id-needed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Watkins Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted August 11, 2019 Ive seen some similar patches that were sold as navy patrol bombing squadrons. Edit: Found this http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/209779-china-patrol-bombing-squadron-104-patch-grouping-unit-id-needed/ Thanks for the link. This sure seems to narrow down the possibilties. What was throwing me off though was the USN generally designated its squadron with a combination of letters and numerals e.g. VA, VF, VB, etc. This is the first time I've seen this type of usage on a WWII era Navy patch, but then again this a bit out of my specific area of research. Thank again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted August 12, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 12, 2019 VPB-104 here's a variation of the same unit ...... possibly for a second, etc cruise , some navy units did that ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Watkins Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted August 13, 2019 Interesting variation! Thanks for posting this Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now