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The 3rd Division patch worn on Belgian Major Georges Vivario in October 1951 as the Belgian Battalion's Executive Officer, Vivario later commanded the battalion, Vivario is with an unknown at this time U.S. I Corps Staff Officer, who very uncommonly and obscurely wears the West Point Cadre patch as a Combat Patch (Photo first posted by member Captainofthe 7th ).

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One more photo of Vivario.

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Lieutenant-General GEORGES VIVARIO
Born in Liège on 17 October 1910, he finished the Royal Military School courses for artillery and engineer officers in 1931 and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant with the Horse Artillery Regiment. His promotion to Lieutenant followed in December 1934. In 1937 he was transferred to the Artillery School as an instructor.

 

During the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940, he served with his unit and was evacuated to France where he was taken prisoner by the Germans. A captain in 1945, he took up service with the Commando Regiment after 5 years as a POW and was promoted to Captain-Commandant in 1946. Having finished a staff course in 1950 and having been promoted to Major, he volunteered for the BUNC, serving in Korea till February 1953, first as assistant battalion commander, then as C.O. and Lieutenant-Colonel and took part in the many operations of the unit.

 

On his return he went to the Para-Commando training centre. Nearly a year later, in January 1955, he was appointed Adjutant to the King. Between 1953 and 1956 he was commander of the Para-Commando Regiment and in August 1956 he was appointed to SHAPE. In 1959, he went to the Centre for Field Artillery and, promoted to Colonel in March of that year, took command of the 1st Field Artillery Detachment.

 

During the troubles in Congo, in 1960, he served as commanding officer of the operational troops in the Lower-Congo basis. On his return to Belgium, he was, in December 1960, installed as Chief of the General Staff at the Interior Forces HQ but was soon after, in 1961, appointed to the Allied Land Forces of Central Europe HQ. He also served as Chief of the Defence Minister's cabinet from May 1961 to April 1965 and was promoted to Major-General in December 1964. In 1965 he took command of the 16th Division. A year later, he was named C.O. of the Interior Defence Forces.

 

Promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1967, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Joint General Staff. He died in Rixensart on 15 November 1990.

 

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Dutch Troops in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Divison. (Photos from member Erikscollectable in a post in The Combat Infantryman Badges topic).

 

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Members of the "Kagnew" Battalion. Ethiopia committed a Battalion of troops to the UN mission in Korea. They were assigned to the 7th Infantry Division and fought under the control of the 32nd IN Rgt. They often wore an "Ethiopia" tab or a unique SSI on the their left shoulder and the 7th ID SSI on the right.

 

 

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Not a period photo obviously, but it does show that in later years vets of UN units do or could wear the shoulder patches of the U.S. Army Divisions they were attached to. Here's one Bob Boucart formally of the Belgian Battalion probably sometime in the 2000s , when Boucart was in it it was attached to the 7th Infantry, 3rd infantry Division.

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Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Ruíz-Novoa the commander of the Colombian Battalion getting a ROK award June 1953 for actions at Old Baldy in March, Ruiz wearing the 17th Infantry either painted or in decal form on his helmet, the 7th Infantry Division probably on the other side of it, the 7th Infantry Division perhaps worn on his other shoulder.

 

He was soon awarded a U.S. Legion of Merit.

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3 hours ago, patches said:

Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Ruíz Novoa the commander of the Colombian Battalion getting a ROK award June 1953 for actions at Old Baldy in March, Ruiz wearing the 17th Infantry either painted or in decal form on his helmet, the 7th Infantry Division probably on the other side of it, the 7th Infantry Division perhaps worn on his other shoulder.

 

He was soon awarded a U.S. Legion of Merit.

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/400482

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Here's a great site on the Colombian Battalion in the war, shows the battalion patch and tabs, variants of the them at any rate, we would think there were a few variants of it.

 

http://www.themedalhound.com/colombia/main.html

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On 4/5/2021 at 11:15 PM, patches said:

Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Ruíz-Novoa the commander of the Colombian Battalion getting a ROK award June 1953 for actions at Old Baldy in March, Ruiz wearing the 17th Infantry either painted or in decal form on his helmet, the 7th Infantry Division probably on the other side of it, the 7th Infantry Division perhaps worn on his other shoulder.

 

He was soon awarded a U.S. Legion of Merit.

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/400482

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Great picture! Where did you get it from?

That's General Trudeau (far left)

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Buffalo Grunt

Here's one from my collection .. Colombian Officer circa 1953 - You can clearly see the 7th ID SSI (combat patch) and the Buffalo name tape of the 17th Infantry Regiment (Regular US troops wore a blue name tape with white embroidery, where the Colombians wore blue name tapes with a red buffalo and yellow lettering)

 

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From my collection - 

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Lettering is white (not yellow as I previously stated) just aged white embroidery ..

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6 hours ago, Buffalo Grunt said:

 

Great picture! Where did you get it from?

That's General Trudeau (far left)

I got it on a redirect on that site I linked.

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On 4/14/2021 at 6:14 AM, Buffalo Grunt said:

From my collection - 

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Lettering is white (not yellow as I previously stated) just aged white embroidery ..

I just saw this, that “Fernandez” name tape is awesome!

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Royal Greek Army Officers getting medals Korea 1953, Both the 3rd Infantry Division and GREECE Tab are Theater made,, bullion they look like with the both of them.

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The then current Mayor of New York City, Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri awards Medals of Honor to 50 United Nations Servicemen wounded in the Korean War, October 29, 1951 at New York's City Hall Downtown Manhattan. These Medals of Honor as per the photo description gotta be a NYC Award right, but got no hits in my search for it, just kept getting hits for NYPD Medals.

 

So while thee are a few Americans in the gruop like a U.S. Navy man, we're seeing some U.S. Army patches, the 1st Cavalry Division on a Siamese GI, a 25th Infantry Division no doubt a Turk, see he is wearing Gaiters, a 2nd Infantry Division, French maybe, maybe American, plus a array of other branches, like the Asian Sailor, no doubt South Korean, a British Royal Navy Chief, a Siamese Air Force guy it looks etc etc

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A South Korean assigned to the Belgian Battalion, wearing the 3rd Infantry Division patch, the battalion being attached to the 3rd Division.

 

"The Belgian-Luxembourg Corps sailed from Antwerp to Pusan and arrived on 31 January 1951. On arrival in Korea, some South Korean troops were made part of the Belgian contingent in order to bring the regiment up to correct battalion strength along the lines of the US "KATUSA" or Commonwealth "KATCOM" program ".

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On 2/17/2023 at 1:55 AM, patches said:

A South Korean assigned to the Belgian Battalion, wearing the 3rd Infantry Division patch, the battalion being attached to the 3rd Division.

 

"The Belgian-Luxembourg Corps sailed from Antwerp to Pusan and arrived on 31 January 1951. On arrival in Korea, some South Korean troops were made part of the Belgian contingent in order to bring the regiment up to correct battalion strength along the lines of the US "KATUSA" or Commonwealth "KATCOM" program ".

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I wonder if he had to learn French!

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A nice shot of a member of the Luxembourg Platoon, one Joseph Flammang wearing a Japanese Made 3rd Division patch, its possible it is a Bullion example right. After his service in the Army, Flammang would enlist in the French Foreign Legion and serve for 6 years, seeing action in Algeria.

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On 3/28/2020 at 8:26 PM, patches said:

Lets repost these Dutch GIs.

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