Bill Scott Posted September 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2020 Can anyone give me an ID on these two I have had both and forgot the ID on both.Thank You.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted September 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2020 Top is 371st bombardment squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walika Posted September 5, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2020 A few nice 371st BS here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itshistory Posted September 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 5, 2020 The one with the bear in it is the Liaison Pilots Reunion Association. IH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted September 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 6, 2020 What ever it is, here is my example. Came with a few other Army Aviation type patches. Is the ID 100% on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itshistory Posted September 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 6, 2020 It was shown on one of the Liason Pilot sites as a blazer patch. The "Cub" at the top was the nickname of the L-4A/B aircraft and the "Grasshopper" was a nickname also associated and included on other Liason unit patches. The patch appears in groupings of ex-liason pilots of various units. A search for liason pilot on this site will brig up numerous articles on the subject showing the patch. IH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks one and all everyone is amazing.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itshistory Posted September 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 6, 2020 One other note on finding the patch with other Army Aviation or Air Force patches. The Liason mission was originated during WWII as artillery spotting and moving personnel into short fields. This is where grasshopper comes in. After the war the USAAF became the US Air Force and many pilots stayed in the USAF and others went into the US Army where an aviation program of it's own was initiated. Since liason pilots were in both branches of the military it is not at all uncommon to find it in groupings attributed to individuals of both organizations. The span of time these pilots remained in their respective organizations ran up into the Vietnam period. General Olds is a good example. Finding patches from WWII origin into Vietnam USAF or US Army is not at all unreasonable. IH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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