firefighter Posted August 4, 2016 Share #2301 Posted August 4, 2016 Member of the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service wearing the old Army Service Forces/DA Staff Support/DA Field Operating Agencies SSI with AIrborne tab. This insignia was worn by personnel of the Trial Defense Service from 1980 to 2005 when their current SSI was approved. Anyone have any idea which sub-unit was authorized the Airborne tab? The beret flash seems to be for either the 82nd AIrborne Division or possibly 1st Sustainment Command but I can't get a good view of the DUI. The office is also jump qualified and wearing a red beret. Thats cool.I never even knew that patch was reauthorized/activated. I like how they incorporated the old design in to the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 4, 2016 Share #2302 Posted August 4, 2016 1st Infantry Division SSI worn by Col. Charles Gerhardt, CO of the 16th Infantry Regiment, in 1924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim2 Posted August 4, 2016 Share #2303 Posted August 4, 2016 1st Infantry Division SSI worn by Col. Charles Gerhardt, CO of the 16th Infantry Regiment, in 1924 Small world here is his uniform http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5311-my-newest-buy-from-agm-1924-dated-dress-jacket/?hl=%2Bcharles+%2Bgerhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 7, 2016 Share #2304 Posted August 7, 2016 Unidentified airmen in Vietnam wearing the Special Forces SSI without the Airborne Tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 8, 2016 Share #2305 Posted August 8, 2016 Unidentified airmen in Vietnam wearing the Special Forces SSI without the Airborne Tab Do you know what unit they're from? Could be an honorary thing the SF guys gave them for support or part of a TACP, FAC, or other unit attached to a SF unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted August 8, 2016 Share #2306 Posted August 8, 2016 Do you know what unit they're from? Could be an honorary thing the SF guys gave them for support or part of a TACP, FAC, or other unit attached to a SF unit? If the SSI was authorized for wear, it would have had the Airborne Tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 9, 2016 Share #2307 Posted August 9, 2016 If the SSI was authorized for wear, it would have had the Airborne Tab. I never said AUTHORIZED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 9, 2016 Share #2308 Posted August 9, 2016 Do you know what unit they're from? Could be an honorary thing the SF guys gave them for support or part of a TACP, FAC, or other unit attached to a SF unit? If the SSI was authorized for wear, it would have had the Airborne Tab. I wish I had noted the link where I found the photo, but I do know the men were either aircrew or ground crew assigned to a C-7A Caribou unit. The odds are they flew missions in and out of the many Special Forces camps located throughout Vietnam that had short runways that could only be accessed by planes like the Caribou. In fact, those are Caribou wings flanking each side of the picture, one with an airman laying on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 10, 2016 Share #2309 Posted August 10, 2016 The Pause That Refreshes! But apart from that, once again we see a full color Blanket Patch, but this time on a Grunt in Combat, with no rank insignia, could be a E-1. Date oh, lets say sometime in 1967, sub unit unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 10, 2016 Share #2310 Posted August 10, 2016 The Iconic photo of that M60 Machine Gunner during the Battle of Dak To in November 1967 with the full color 173rd Abn Bde patch on, mentioned this one a few times in the past, but this is the first time I was able see and grab this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 10, 2016 Share #2311 Posted August 10, 2016 Battalion staff of the 1st Battalion 153rd Infantry of the Arkansas National Guard in 1977 wearing subdued 39th Infantry Brigade SSI as their unit of assignment and full color 101st Airborne Division SSI on their pockets representing either being a roundout brigade for the 101st or simply aligned with the 101st for training purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 13, 2016 Share #2312 Posted August 13, 2016 A photo of one Sgt Carl Lively in Mid 1971, we see the full color was always worn in the 101 right up to the bitter end of it's involvement in Vietnam. Lively was a November 1970 NCOC School Grade, I think was in the 2/506th Inf not sure. He stayed in the Army for 20, leaving as a E-8 Top Kick in 1990. Believe Lively is among those showcased in a book called The Shake n Bake Sergeant. https://www.amazon.com/Shake-Bake-Sergeant-Infantry-Sergeants/dp/1453770275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 13, 2016 Share #2313 Posted August 13, 2016 Eight Army with blue and white Airborne tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 13, 2016 Share #2314 Posted August 13, 2016 A member of an 8th Army QM Rigger outfit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted August 13, 2016 Share #2315 Posted August 13, 2016 More likely 8213 AU or 8th Army Ranger Co. He has his RANGER tab above the AIRBORNE tab. Could be Ralph Puckett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 14, 2016 Share #2316 Posted August 14, 2016 More likely 8213 AU or 8th Army Ranger Co. He has his RANGER tab above the AIRBORNE tab. Could be Ralph Puckett. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
468abnarm Posted August 14, 2016 Share #2317 Posted August 14, 2016 Battalion staff of the 1st Battalion 153rd Infantry of the Arkansas National Guard in 1977 wearing subdued 39th Infantry Brigade SSI as their unit of assignment and full color 101st Airborne Division SSI on their pockets representing either being a roundout brigade for the 101st or simply aligned with the 101st for training purposes. In this case I think "roundout" is the correct term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 14, 2016 Share #2318 Posted August 14, 2016 In this case I think "roundout" is the correct term! Check this topic out. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68057-39th-infantry-brigade-1970s-uniform/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
468abnarm Posted August 14, 2016 Share #2319 Posted August 14, 2016 Check this topic out. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68057-39th-infantry-brigade-1970s-uniform/ Thanks for the additional information. Always interesting. I must admit though, I was making a "weight" comment, not a "uniform" remark when I used the term "roundout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted August 15, 2016 Share #2320 Posted August 15, 2016 The Rotund Battalion, 153rd Buffet, 39th Barbecue Brigade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #2321 Posted August 18, 2016 Nuremberg War Trials...... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #2322 Posted August 18, 2016 Nuremberg part II..... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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patches Posted August 19, 2016 Share #2324 Posted August 19, 2016 Troops of the 321st GFAB with Young Abe, believe foto taken in 1943 at Ft Bragg North Carolina. Here's one more view. More on Young Abe, he didn't make it unfortunately. https://books.google.com/books?id=4hQeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=young+abe+eagle&source=bl&ots=JSfDEz6f9v&sig=Ae5gboe5Yv0B31cA8ELS94CdbD4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK7t3GqszOAhVpKsAKHRrQAMI4ChDoAQgbMAA#v=onepage&q=young%20abe%20eagle&f=false And here's Old Abe's story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Abe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted August 19, 2016 Share #2325 Posted August 19, 2016 Nothing real fancy, but a clean studio portrait of 8th Corps soldier. I'm thinking this photo was developed reversed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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