seanmc1114 Posted February 8, 2014 Share #1226 Posted February 8, 2014 Chaplain Rev. George B. Zabelka assigned to the 46th Infantry Division of the Michigan National Guard. During WWII he served as chaplain of the 509th Composite Group, the unit that dropped the atomic bombs, on Tinian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1227 Posted February 15, 2014 Air Defense Artillery Center and School Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1228 Posted February 15, 2014 Missile and Munitions Center and School Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1229 Posted February 15, 2014 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team Notice that he is wearing an Infantry BOS collar disc and his ribbons indicate he served in WWII, but he does not have a Combat Infantryman Badge. Also note that he has ribbons for both the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four campaign stars and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one campaign star as well as the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. That's and odd combination. He most likely served in an Air Corps or service unit in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1230 Posted February 15, 2014 Hawaiian Separate Coastal Artillery Brigade. Appears to be pre-WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1231 Posted February 15, 2014 Hawaiian Separate Coastal Artillery Brigade. Appears to be pre-WWII. I just noticed two things about this patch. First, it doesn't seem to be sewn on. You can notice a little shadow around the edge. Maybe a snap-on version? Second, it sort of looks like it has a merrowed edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted February 15, 2014 Share #1232 Posted February 15, 2014 ...it doesn't seem to be sewn on....Maybe a snap-on version...it sort of looks like it has a merrowed edge. The patch was prewar felt-on-felt construction, attached to the soldier’s uniform with a “No-So” fastener, which permitted easy removal of the patch for laundry and for uniform switching. These patches were not merrowed. The "border" of that HSCAB patch is actually a layer of yellow felt. Link here for more information the "No-So" system (note: The material at this Web page was based on ASMIC Trading Post articles which were authored by Forum member Kiaiokalewa). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1233 Posted February 18, 2014 Members of the First Special Service Force at Quisling Cove, Kiska Island, 15-16 August 1943, after spearheading the assault. http://www.med-dept.com/unit_histories/29_fld_hosp.php The soldier at lower right appears to have the FSSF patch sewn on his lower left sleeve near the cuff. (He also looks like Vincent Price.) The man standing second from right in the rear appears to have a FSSF patch halfway down his sleeve below the Kiska Task Force patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1234 Posted February 18, 2014 Canadian soldiers wearing the Kiska Task Force patch. They appear to have tabs above them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1235 Posted February 18, 2014 Soldiers of the First Special Service Force wearing the red, white and blue shoulder cord. The site where these pictures came from indicates the soldiers were Canadian and members of the Canadian Army but all of his insignia appears to be American. Was this standard? http://www.firstspecialserviceforce.net/OJPedersen.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1236 Posted February 18, 2014 First Air Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1237 Posted February 18, 2014 Engineer Amphibious Command SSI with Engineer Special Brigade pocket patches. Note the soldier on the left id wearing a First Army combat patch and the soldier in the center has some sort of patch on his cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1238 Posted February 18, 2014 Marine Corps Major General John A. Lejeune while commanding the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in WWI. http://www.lejeune.marines.mil/OfficesStaff/EnvironmentalMgmt/CulturalResources/HistoryLive/HistoryofCampLejeune.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 22, 2014 Share #1239 Posted February 22, 2014 Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, commander the US Army, Pacific (Hawaiian Department) from 1924-1925. Wailuna, is this another example of a "No So" patch? http://www.usarpac.army.mil/history2/cg_menoher.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
439th Signal Battalion Posted February 22, 2014 Share #1240 Posted February 22, 2014 One more to add to the thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted February 23, 2014 Share #1241 Posted February 23, 2014 Wailuna, is this another example of a "No So" patch? This is a close call but the patch does not appear to be sewn directly to the coat sleeve. Gen. Menoher was commanding general of Hawaiian Department from August 1924 to January 1925, and before that he commanded Hawaiian Division from February 1922 to August 1924, hence, he was in Hawaii at the dawn of the "No-So" era. The officer who invented the "No-So" system was under Gen. Menoher's command and it seems likely that this budding entrepreneur would have comped the general's orderly with a generous supply of "No-So" devices for promotional purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 24, 2014 Share #1242 Posted February 24, 2014 Soldiers of the First Special Service Force wearing the red, white and blue shoulder cord. The site where these pictures came from indicates the soldiers were Canadian and members of the Canadian Army but all of his insignia appears to be American. Was this standard? http://www.firstspecialserviceforce.net/OJPedersen.html I found the answer to my own question. According to this site http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/organization/specialforces/1ssf.htm, Canadians did typically wear American uniforms and insignia with the "U.S." collar devices being replaced by similar insignia reading "CANADA" instead as shown in the attached images. However, the third picture shows that some Canadian Force members did wear Canadian uniforms with the FSSF patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 24, 2014 Share #1243 Posted February 24, 2014 Sgt. Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, wearing the SSI of the 20th Armored Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 24, 2014 Share #1244 Posted February 24, 2014 An interesting one, what's the badges on the upper collar? Also could this be a photo taken after the unit was disbanded in late 1944, and this officer back in Canadian service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted February 24, 2014 Share #1245 Posted February 24, 2014 The collar insignia (for officers) go with the Canadian Parachute Corps cap badge. It is a hand with a dagger issuing from a cloud, with EX COELIS motto (From the Skies)...still/again used in recent years. Other than that, this is an interesting picture. When and where was it taken and is the name of the subject known? THe CPC was a "War Service Only" (WSO) unit, with no pre-war existence, no immediate existence after the war. Before going overseas Canadians in the Force wore their PARENT (non-WSO) regimental badges -- but by that time they were wearing US clothing (even officers). Was this taken perhaps back home in Canada, AFTER the Force was broken up and maybe post-VE Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 25, 2014 Share #1246 Posted February 25, 2014 6th Marine Division http://www.dawescountyjournal.org/2011/11/things-happened-fast-for-1943-chadron.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share #1247 Posted February 25, 2014 Nice glider rider shot. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 25, 2014 Share #1248 Posted February 25, 2014 The collar insignia (for officers) go with the Canadian Parachute Corps cap badge. It is a hand with a dagger issuing from a cloud, with EX COELIS motto (From the Skies)...still/again used in recent years. Other than that, this is an interesting picture. When and where was it taken and is the name of the subject known? THe CPC was a "War Service Only" (WSO) unit, with no pre-war existence, no immediate existence after the war. Before going overseas Canadians in the Force wore their PARENT (non-WSO) regimental badges -- but by that time they were wearing US clothing (even officers). Was this taken perhaps back home in Canada, AFTER the Force was broken up and maybe post-VE Day? Thank You John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted February 25, 2014 Share #1249 Posted February 25, 2014 Nice glider rider shot. -Ski Great pic.Looks like he has two assault stars on his badge?NO CIB so maybe artillery? Looks to also have a BSM & PH ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 25, 2014 Share #1250 Posted February 25, 2014 Great pic.Looks like he has two assault stars on his badge?NO CIB so maybe artillery? Looks to also have a BSM & PH ribbon. Or maybe Engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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