seanmc1114 Posted March 4, 2015 Share #1101 Posted March 4, 2015 Some really great color photos of some 15th Infantry Regiment infantrymen in Korea wearing second awards of the CIB. The photos are copyrighted so I am only posting links to the site, not the photos themselves. You rarely see color photos of this quality from that era. http://www.ophsa.org/Korea/Enlarged_054.htm http://www.ophsa.org/Korea/Enlarged_066.htm http://www.ophsa.org/Korea/Enlarged_070.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 4, 2015 Share #1102 Posted March 4, 2015 I love the last picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1103 Posted March 6, 2015 Haven't posted anything in a while, wanted to share some of my cloth CIB variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1104 Posted March 6, 2015 This is by far my favorite thread on the forum, keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiesRelics Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1105 Posted March 6, 2015 Got this in a recent trade with a fellow forum member. It's clutch back, marked 'NBI CO JAPAN'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1106 Posted March 6, 2015 Haven't posted anything in a while, wanted to share some of my cloth CIB variations. Great badges! I really like this one. Are the multicam badges theater made? Are guys wearing sew-on multicam badges like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1107 Posted March 6, 2015 Haven't posted anything in a while, wanted to share some of my cloth CIB variations. Great badges! I really like this one. Are the multicam badges theater made? Are guys wearing sew-on multicam badges like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 6, 2015 Share #1108 Posted March 6, 2015 That one was made in Kabul, good eye! The other multicam badges were made in Kuwait. People are wearing their special skill badges on their OCP uniforms now, though I wouldn't say that the practice is widespread. One of the recent changes to the AR formally authorizes sew on skill badges on the OCP uniforms but many people don't want to 'go to the trouble' of having their uniforms fully patched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 11, 2015 Share #1109 Posted May 11, 2015 Here are some badges I picked up Friday at the show in Pomona. These are all theater made ( Kuwait & Iraq ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 11, 2015 Share #1110 Posted May 11, 2015 Backs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted May 13, 2015 Share #1111 Posted May 13, 2015 Sterling NS MEYER CIB - from the 1960-1967 time period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted May 13, 2015 Share #1112 Posted May 13, 2015 Hallmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted May 13, 2015 Share #1113 Posted May 13, 2015 Probably German made CIB with nearly hollow back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted May 16, 2015 Share #1114 Posted May 16, 2015 Travis, You've been busy. I love your collection. In #1103, I love the one on the lower right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted June 12, 2015 Share #1115 Posted June 12, 2015 This is not one of mine, but I saw it on eBay and it is pretty unique. Miniature size, interesting wreath and rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted July 1, 2015 Share #1116 Posted July 1, 2015 Here's one I just received yesterday. Different details on wreath than the others I have. Background is black felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 18, 2015 Share #1117 Posted July 18, 2015 From a old Manions Auction catalog. Take a look at last row right and FIRST ROW LEFT !!! Michael . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted July 18, 2015 Share #1118 Posted July 18, 2015 Marksman yes I think yours is German and I love that mess size posted right after!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 1, 2015 Share #1119 Posted August 1, 2015 Pretty cool pic of guys wearing CIBs on M-51 cold weather parkas. Caption to the photo. Eisenhower in Korea President Eisenhower and Sargent Virgil Hutcherson, Squad Leader, Co. B, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd US Infantry Division, eat dinner in Korea. December 4, 1952. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 1, 2015 Share #1120 Posted August 1, 2015 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted August 17, 2015 Share #1121 Posted August 17, 2015 63 RECON, great info. Thanks very much for posting! I just spent several hours reading all 45 pages of this thread. I read somewhere in the thread where someone had asked about wearing CIBs in the field in Vietnam. Keep in mind, folks, that what one Battalion did could be entirely different than another. That being said, in my line infantry unit (and during my time with it in 1968-1969) we did not wear the embroidered CIBs in the field ... not in color or subdued (I don't think subdued insignia became common until 1970 or so, anyway). And, we did not wear the metal CIBs in the field either. The reason was a simple practical one: we'd wear our uniforms for however long we were out on an operation (anytime from a couple of days to many days). When we returned we stunk and our uniforms stunk, so at our first opportunity we would "DX" these uniforms (I believe "DX" was for "Distribution and Exchange"): essentially, you went to supply and picked up a clean jacket from a pile of the correct size; then, did the same for the trousers. Later, after a shower (hopefully, a hot one; but usually not), you would drop off the smelly uniforms in another pile. They'd be cleaned and re-distributed. So, the uniforms weren't personally issued to us and we had absolutely no expectation of getting the same clothes back. So, why pay to have a CIB or jump wings or a name tape sewn on? Now, the situation changed completely if I got out of the field (say, close to the end of one's tour of duty). The uniforms were personally issued to us and anyone that had earned a CIB wore it proudly. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #1122 Posted September 23, 2015 Here are some recent finds, Vietnam era hand embroidered; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 23, 2015 Share #1123 Posted September 23, 2015 This is not one of mine, but I saw it on eBay and it is pretty unique. Miniature size, interesting wreath and rifle. That mini is cool Just found one at a tag sale..pin back with GEMSCO Sterling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted September 23, 2015 Share #1124 Posted September 23, 2015 Here are some recent finds, Vietnam era hand embroidered; Nice ones, RD. I especially like the second from the top. As you know, some of those other VN embroidered pieces are only the barest attempt at replicating a design. Here's a metal CIB I have that has what looks likes an Italian Carcano instead of a 1795 Springfield Musket: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted September 23, 2015 Share #1125 Posted September 23, 2015 And laurel leaves on one side instead of oak. Like a Fallschirmjager badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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