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Two Cobra crewmembers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. The one on the right is wearing a crude theater made SSI while the one on the left has a U.S. made merrowed edge version.

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8 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

The AIRBORNE tab looks gold on black to me.

I think it's Blue, the lettering is brighter, when in comparison to other Black and White photos where the Black one is worn.

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As commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, LTG Bruce Palmer commanded U.S. Forces during Operation Power Pack in the Dominican Republic in 1965 and 1966. Note he is wearing the Organization Of American States Inter-American Peace Force patch on his pocket. Also, note the captain behind the general wearing the SSI of either the 2nd or 3rd Armored Division on his chest. 

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Great photo of the key commanders of the U.S. Armored Forces early in World War II. L to R: Unknown, MG Jacob Devers (Armored Forces), MG George S. Patton (I Armored Corps), MG Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. (II Armored Corps), MG Willis D. Crittenberger (2nd Armored Division), MG Walton Harris Walker (3rd Armored Division), Unknown. Probably around January- February 1942. 

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9 minutes ago, seanmc1114 said:

Great photo of the key commanders of the U.S. Armored Forces early in World War II. L to R: Unknown, MG Jacob Devers (Armored Forces), MG George S. Patton (I Armored Corps), MG Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. (II Armored Corps), MG Willis D. Crittenberger (2nd Armored Division), MG Walton Harris Walker (3rd Armored Division), Unknown. Probably around January- February 1942. 

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This may be 1943 - Ernest N. Harmon on the left (1st AD) and John Shirley Wood on the right (4th AD)

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13 minutes ago, Salvage Sailor said:

 

This may be 1943 - Ernest N. Harmon on the left (1st AD) and John Shirley Wood on the right (4th AD)

Jacob Devers was named commander of Army Ground Forces in March 1942 and as far as I know Patton was overseas continuously from October 1942 until June 1945. Ernest Harmon served as Chief of Staff of Armored Forces before taking command of the 2nd Armored Division in July 1942. John Shirley Wood commanded a Combat Command of the 5th Armored Division from November 1941 until taking command of the 4th Armored Division in June 1942. 

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Brothers Wilford Coats of the 2nd Armored Division and Carlton Coats, who was killed while serving with the 28th Division during WWII.

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11 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

As commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, LTG Bruce Palmer commanded U.S. Forces during Operation Power Pack in the Dominican Republic in 1965 and 1966. Note he is wearing the Organization Of American States Inter-American Peace Force patch on his pocket. Also, note the captain behind the general wearing the SSI of either the 2nd or 3rd Armored Division on his chest. 

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Got to be the 2nd Armored Division Sean, 3rd Armored Division being in West Germany, this guy may be TDY to the DOM REP from Hood.

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11 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

 

This may be 1943 - Ernest N. Harmon on the left (1st AD) and John Shirley Wood on the right (4th AD)

If it is it would have to have been taken in Africa. And that would then leave John Shirley Wood out, as he would of been Stateside still with the 4th Armd Div, but I don't think this was taken in Africa, because of the room their in, looks like a newly made Army building right, a HQ building,

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II Field Force Vietnam Sighting, maybe U.S. Made maybe In Country Made, can't tell.

 

Frederick C. Weyand now commander of the II Field Force Vietnam awards a DFC to a  Captain Larry Liss, Chopper Pilot.  Unknown in just what Aviation unit he was in, as II FFV didn't have as far as we know organic aviation units, perhaps he was in the II FFV Aviation Detachment assigned directly under HHC II FFV. Note Liss is an Commissioned Armor Officer and wears their BOS.

 

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On 10/5/2021 at 5:33 AM, seanmc1114 said:

Members of the 107th Armored Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard during the 1970's. 

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Master Sergeant Jack T. Rock, I wonder if he got ragged and was called SGT Rock after the Comics WWII Hero, who was a Master Sergeant too 1171025233_emoticonlaugh.png.b4f12b08750bb9996fa77885bbd2aedf.png

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The Bloody Bucket

Pfc. Elmer Meyers Company E, 109th Regiment, 28th Infantry Division Summer of 1945, Meyers was a POW, captured in the Battle of the Bulge in December 44.

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A 24th Infantry Division GI,, summertime in Japan, year not known, will be after 1948 though as he's wearing the 1948 Reg Chevrons, which is interting as he is of the Signal Corps, but wears the Combat Branch one, maybe he was in one of the Infantry or Field artllery or Tank units of the division, and wore the Combat ones rather than the Non Combat ones???

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8 hours ago, patches said:

A 24th Infantry Division GI,, summertime in Japan, year not known, will be after 1948 though as he's wearing the 1948 Reg Chevrons, which is interting as he is of the Signal Corps, but wears the Combat Branch one, maybe he was in one of the Infantry or Field artllery or Tank units of the division, and wore the Combat ones rather than the Non Combat ones???

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What exactly was the distinction between who wore combat stripes and noncombat stripes since the branches were classified into three categories - combat, combat support and combat service support? Signal Corps, along with Military Intelligence, Corps of Engineers and Chemical Corps, was a combat support branch. So which classification of rank insignia did it fall under? 

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