36-tex Posted April 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 14, 2020 I am seeking any information, documentation, pictures of this pocket patch. I know they were in Germany under the 8th ID in the late 50's early 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 14, 2020 Very cool patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 14, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 14, 2020 I believe there is another thread regarding this patch, I just can’t find it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 14, 2020 Now that's very interesting, is there an 8th Infantry Division patch on it or a 71st Infantry Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 14, 2020 I believe there is another thread regarding this patch, I just can’t find it yet. Here it is I think. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/194745-5th-rct-ssi-variations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 14, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 14, 2020 here’s another! http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/245574-5th-rct-pick-ups/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 14, 2020 Now that's very interesting, is there an 8th Infantry Division patch on it or a 71st Infantry Division. 8th ID on left shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 14, 2020 So, my preliminary conclusion is that these specialized 5th RCT Pentagon patches were worn however briefly as a patch above the U.S. ARMY Tape when the regiment was in the 8th Infantry Division in West Germany, and that these specialized branch types might not ever of been worn during the Korean War as thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 14, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 14, 2020 Here's another similar patch from the 555th Field Artillery. I pulled this picture off eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 15, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 15, 2020 Here's another similar patch from the 555th Field Artillery. I pulled this picture off eBay. Now that would of been made when the 5th Infantry was still a Combat Team, 555th FA Bn assinged to the 71st Inf Div just like the 5th Inf, but then they were no longer a RCT, the 555th FA Bn itself is inactivated in 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted April 15, 2020 Here's another similar patch from the 555th Field Artillery. I pulled this picture off eBay. Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted April 15, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 15, 2020 The triple nickel was mine originally;think there is another post with more of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 15, 2020 Share #13 Posted April 15, 2020 The triple nickel was mine originally;think there is another post with more of these. A post with more of the Artillery ones? I ask this because there were already two links posted above with more 5th RCT patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 27, 2020 Share #14 Posted June 27, 2020 Rediscovered this photo that was posted by seanmc1114 in the Armored Triangles topic, check out that he is wearing the 5th Pentagon patch too, can't see if there is a device on it, kind a looks it right, maybe mirroring the device on the side of the tank? In the original posting I gave a 1954 date for photo when the 5th was still a separate RCT, but seeing now that he's wearing the patch over the u.S. ARMY tape as in the OP with the 8th Inf Div shoulder patch, I now conclude now is one taken in West Germany with the 8th Inf Div in a narrow window in the fall early winter of 1956-winter 1957 when infantry regiments still had a tank company, before the summer of 1957 PENTOMIC and CARS Reorganizations when the whole infantry is reorganized into Battle Groups without a tank company, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 23, 2020 Share #15 Posted October 23, 2020 Here's an Engineer one,we haven't seen this one before, it was posted by member federicobernacca back in 2011 I just discovered. I would guess it was worn post 1957 when the 5th Inf was still in the 8th Div when the PENTOMIC Era Battle Groups contained an Engineer Platoon in their Headquarter and Service Companies. The PENTOMIC Order of Battle for Infantry Battle Groups (Here the 16th Infantry) note the Engineer Platoon in the H&S Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted November 4, 2020 Still working on the article for the 5th RCT Infantry patch. Anyone who has examples of any 5th RCT with branch of service insignia in the center please PM me! If I include your images in the article I will of course credit you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 7, 2023 Share #17 Posted January 7, 2023 A Buff Quartermaster one! If you're Interested https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569196162?hash=item1ae875fc82:g:CFoAAOSwyvBjTZ85 Front Rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted January 8, 2023 Share #18 Posted January 8, 2023 On 6/26/2020 at 8:02 PM, patches said: Rediscovered this photo that was posted by seanmc1114 in the Armored Triangles topic, check out that he is wearing the 5th Pentagon patch too, can't see if there is a device on it, kind a looks it right, maybe mirroring the device on the side of the tank? In the original posting I gave a 1954 date for photo when the 5th was still a separate RCT, but seeing now that he's wearing the patch over the u.S. ARMY tape as in the OP with the 8th Inf Div shoulder patch, I now conclude now is one taken in West Germany with the 8th Inf Div in a narrow window in the fall early winter of 1956-winter 1957 when infantry regiments still had a tank company, before the summer of 1957 PENTOMIC and CARS Reorganizations when the whole infantry is reorganized into Battle Groups without a tank company, This is unrelated to Mark's article and the 5th RCT patches but related to Patches insight on the Tank companies that were a part of Infantry regiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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