INTERWAR SSI -1920 to 1940 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Post yours here

[Salvage Sailor]

Hawaiian Department

55th Coast Artillery (AA) Fort Kamehameha Battery E

 

55th Coast Artillery (AA) Fort Kamehameha Battery F

[Salvage Sailor]

Just for fun...

 

Yardlong Detail, 19th Infantry Schofield Barracks 1930's

 

 

[kiaiokalewa]

Some real rarities in the batch of athletics

 

Some real rarities in the batch of athletics.  In the collection is a G.O. memorandum poster illustrating a 27th Inf Regt athletic patch that authorized the official local use of such patches.  I found it on Ebay probably 25 maybe getting even close to 30 years ago.  I'll post it when I pull it out and take a pic of it.

[Salvage Sailor]

Philippine Department & Hawaiian Department

still in the cellophane wrappers

 

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

198th Coast Artillery Regiment

Sembler Gemsco

198th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft) Delaware NG Insignia authorized 1933, approved 1934

Reorganized and federally recognized 15 September 1921 in the Delaware National Guard as the 198th Artillery Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps), with headquarters at Wilmington, and the Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery, Delaware National Guard

198th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), redesignated 16 August 1924 as the 198th Coast Artillery

[kiaiokalewa]

On 1/21/2022 at 9:01 PM, kiaiokalewa said:

The elusive 95th Division multi branch series patch for Infantry. 

This example is 1000% authentic.  Tough to determine from only the front as this appears just like the many, many reproduction out there.  The addition of the dual chain stitch bobbin thread backing seals  the deal here.  Out of 10 bids I was number 9.  

 

The OQMG spefication on the diameter of this short lived series is rather small and if I can recall correctly is at 2 7/8" making it one of the smaller shoulder insignia of the era.  

 

I wonder how long the 35th Division rocked their unit specific patches after WWI.  Here we have an excellent 139th Infantry Regiment patch that was undoubtedly made around the same time frame as the 95th Division's series.  And perhaps by the same a regional manufacturer.  The chainstitched pick-up bobin thread isn't commonly found on interwar period made patches but I've seen several in the 35th Division's realm.   

[kiaiokalewa]

On 7/21/2021 at 2:11 PM, kiaiokalewa said:

Corps patches are tough to find especially the Organized Reserve ones. 

 

Would love to get my grubby hands on one of these.  

 

XI and XII Corps uniforms in the collection.

 

Close up on the XI Corps patch.

 

 

Nearly 30 plus years passed before this one flew into the coop.  The XIII Corps,  had jurisdiction over Organized Reserve unit within Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.  

[kiaiokalewa]

Four of the seven, Type VI, First Cavalry Division patches in the original series of nineteen.  

 

The Blue Print CE 5-2-10 (Jan 20, 1923), table of contents list these four patch from top left to right as items 3 & 6, bottom left to right 9 & 4.  

 

 

[kiaiokalewa]

A nice gathering of the 98th Reserve Division Shoulder Insignia.

 

The 82nd has me stumped.  Its hand embroidered silk on linen.   Could it be French WWI or WWII tailormade, Pre-WWII CONUS tailormade, Post WWII  Japanese Artisan made or something else completely.

 

I forgot which regiment the gopher represented but 35 years ago when I found it (at a San Diego ASMIC Convention) the 42nd Division patch was over it (like shown) in one of them tiny raker mounts.  Oh, and yes, that tiny case = nice price tag too, as I remembered it.  

 

[Salvage Sailor]

1 hour ago, kiaiokalewa said:

A nice gathering of the 98th Reserve Division Shoulder Insignia.

 

The 82nd has me stumped.  Its hand embroidered silk on linen.   Could it be French WWI or WWII tailormade, Pre-WWII CONUS tailormade, Post WWII  Japanese Artisan made or something else completely.

 

I forgot which regiment the gopher represented but 35 years ago when I found it (at a San Diego ASMIC Convention) the 42nd Division patch was over it (like shown) in one of them tiny raker mounts.  Oh, and yes, that tiny case = nice price tag too, as I remembered it.  

 

 

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[Scarecrow]

Here a 3rd Cavalry Division SSI on an Officer's 1930's service jacket that, I recently acquired.  The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a "paper" formation existing only from 1927 to 1940. Its units never assembled in a single location or conducted large scale training. 

[Page-Hendryx]

This is my 3d Cav Div coat (M1926 with belt hooks).  The PQD tag is dated April 1929. 

 

- MPage

 

[Page-Hendryx]

I wanted also to point out that all-felt 2nd Cav Div patches were worn.  The one on the left is felt (shown next to the typical all-melton wool type).  This felt patch was worn by a soldier in the 3d FAB (horse-drawn) circa 1941.

 

- MPage