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An artillery officer of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam. He was assigned to the 29th General Support Group. He looks like a forward obderver adjusting artillery fire in the field.

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6 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

An artillery officer of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam. He was assigned to the 29th General Support Group. He looks like a forward obderver adjusting artillery fire in the field.

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Must be after 1968 when Artillery was split between Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery, as he's wearing the Crossed Cannons again rather than what was worn before for Artillery. the Crossed Cannons with Missie, though unknown what a Field Artillery Officer's slot would be in the 29th General Support Group, a unit like this of course would not have artillery.

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Lt. Stewart Alexander, a surgeon witht the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division in 1940. 

 

As a Lt. Col. in 1943, Alexander was the chief medical investigator into the rash of deaths occurring among patients exposed to an unknown agent after the German bombardemtn of Bari, Italy. He accurately determined the cause of the deaths was exposure to mustard gas which had come from an American liberty ship blown up in the attack. The incident was classified and hushed up for decades.  

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bombing-and-breakthrough-180975505/

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Officer of the 12th Armored Division wearing the Tank Infantry branch insignia. The particular insignia was abolished in 1933 but still informally worn into early World War II until the Armored Forces branch insignia was prescribed.

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Infantryman of the 1st Battalion 41st Field Artillery wearing the Infantry blue shoulder cord and collar disc backings but with an Artillery scarlet bib. He is wearing the SSI of the 56th Field Artillery Command along with the PERSHING tab. There have been other postings in this topic of infantrymen wearing the 56th SSI, but I think all of those have shown them wearing the DUI of the 4th Infantry. The 2nd Battalion 4th Infantry was assigned to the 56th as security. This one is interesting because it indicates, if the insignia is being worn according to regulations, that the 1st Battalion 41st Field Artillery had infantry slots within the battalion itself.

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On 3/2/2021 at 4:34 AM, seanmc1114 said:

Lt. Stewart Alexander, a surgeon witht the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division in 1940. 

 

As a Lt. Col. in 1943, Alexander was the chief medical investigator into the rash of deaths occurring among patients exposed to an unknown agent after the German bombardemtn of Bari, Italy. He accurately determined the cause of the deaths was exposure to mustard gas which had come from an American liberty ship blown up in the attack. The incident was classified and hushed up for decades.  

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bombing-and-breakthrough-180975505/

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What an outstanding story. What an incomparable man.

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The Technical And Administrative Services, formerly Army Service Forces, SSI being worn on the short sleeved khaki shirt by an Ordnance Corps officer in 1959. I don't believe SSI were ever authorized on the short sleeved khaki shirt, but they were occasionally worn. 

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12 minutes ago, seanmc1114 said:

The Technical And Administrative Services, formerly Army Service Forces, SSI being worn on the short sleeved khaki shirt by an Ordnance Corps officer in 1959. I don't believe SSI were ever authorized on the short sleeved khaki shirt, but they were occasionally worn. 

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That's a French Officer in the center!

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4th Marine Division. Note that this NCO is wearing all three World War II theater ribbons as well as a bronze service star on his American Defense Service Ribbon indicating foreign service prior to Pearl Harbor. It's likely he served on aship's detachment to rate the American Campaign Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, but his Bronze Star with "V" device, two Purple Hearts, Presidential Unit Citation with two stars and four campign stars on his Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon indicate quite a bit of ground combat in the Pacific. 

 

 

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22 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

Infantryman of the 1st Battalion 41st Field Artillery wearing the Infantry blue shoulder cord and collar disc backings but with an Artillery scarlet bib. He is wearing the SSI of the 56th Field Artillery Command along with the PERSHING tab. There have been other postings in this topic of infantrymen wearing the 56th SSI, but I think all of those have shown them wearing the DUI of the 4th Infantry. The 2nd Battalion 4th Infantry was assigned to the 56th as security. This one is interesting because it indicates, if the insignia is being worn according to regulations, that the 1st Battalion 41st Field Artillery had infantry slots within the battalion itself.

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Really like the Pershing stuff. One note, only two ribbons and even they are are backwards!!! UUGGH!  

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On 2/26/2021 at 1:44 PM, tredhed2 said:

44th Tank Bn - assigned 82nd Abn Div 15 Jul 50 relieved of assignment 1 Sept 57  

 

On 2/27/2021 at 4:35 AM, SFC said:

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Ike jacket worn by a member of the 44th Tank Battalion in 1944.

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2 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

 

Ike jacket worn by a member of the 44th Tank Battalion in 1944.

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44th Tank Bn (Sep) served in the SWPTO in WW 2. Post war in Philippines and then occupation in Japan where inactivated 10 May 46.  

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15 minutes ago, seanmc1114 said:

Sorry. Typo. I meant 1954.

And even then it would be after 1955, the new specialist ranks come out in 1955, so no problems here in any event, jacket worn around 1955-57.

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1 hour ago, easterneagle87 said:

That jacket has a Spec 4 rank, NO WAY 1944

Rank properly title as Specialist 3rd Class.

 

A Grade/Rank Chart WWII-Vietnam (See period March 1955).

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12 hours ago, easterneagle87 said:

That jacket has a Spec 4 rank, NO WAY 1944

 

11 hours ago, patches said:

And even then it would be after 1955, the new specialist ranks come out in 1955, so no problems here in any event, jacket worn around 1955-57.

I asked the owner of the jacket about the rank and here was his reply. I guess he was made a Specialist pretty much when the rank was created.

 

" I was in 44TK in 1954 but was not a Specialist till 1955.I was assigned to 44th in Sep 1954. Went to jump school in Oct 54.at Bragg."

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First Army SSI and 210th Armored Regiment pocket patches worn by members of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 210th Armor in the late 70's/early 80's.

 

 

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5 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

First Army SSI and 210th Armored Regiment pocket patches worn by members of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 210th Armor in the late 70's/early 80's.

 

 

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Cool, here's a grab I posted of a shirt from this unit, with a hand embroided 210 on the armor triangle, which these tropps are not wearing, I posted this in another topic on this unit.

 

Quote with photos.

 

Found this interesting item, a late 70s (it's dated 1978) Perma Press Fatique shirt of this unit, with pocket patch wth scroll with motto as per the updated unit crest. Shirt must of been worn in this period when the1st Battalion 210th Armor, with the 210 hand stitched on the apex of the triangle, was a separate unit in the NYNG, the wearing of the 1st Army patch tells us that, sometimes separate NG unit wear the patch of their State HQ, sometimes not. Shirt is up on Ebay HERE if one is interested, where it described as a 131st Infantry Shirt

 

This unit, the 1st Battalion 210th Armor was inactivated sometime in 1993, in Albany, at the New Scotland Avenue Armory as seen HERE as a unit of the 1st Squadron 101st Cavalry and thus wouldn't wear this 10th Infantry patch no more, but wear, if one was worn, the 101 Cav's one HERE but in subdued, can't find a subdued version to post.

 

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Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair wearing the Army Ground Forces SSI and Lt. Col. Sydney Fergason wearing the III Corps SSI inspect map at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 26 April 1944

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2nd Lt. Carmen C. Marra and SSgt. Dock C. Lin look over the weapons Lt. Marra used to force the surrender of a German armed with a machine pistol. Both are with the 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Division. 27 November 1944.

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