Patches in action: Photos of SSI being worn by the troops.

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Corporal Leon Kowalski 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division Japan, probably September 45.

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Leon Kowalski, now a Sergeant sometime in late 45 in Japan with a Air Corps buddy, one Corporal  Frank Casazza 5th Air Force, 

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Master Sergeant Vernon Caldwell Bomber Crewman, 8th Air Force England 1944, Caldwell opts for the Khaki Shirt under coat rather than OD Wool one.

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A 12th Armd Div GI, curious to why the French Rope, no units in the 12th were awarded it.

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If we could see his other side of this late 1940s GI of the 160th Inf, we would see the 40th Inf Div patch.

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Joe Amos, KIA Vietnam as a S/Sgt, 1st Bn 18th Inf 1st Inf Div October 30 1967.  He was in the 187th RCT in Korea, his 187th RCT patch looks like its Japanese made, with a scroll attached to it, the ends of the scroll maybe saying 187th on the one end and RCT on the other, and AIRBORNE in the center.

 

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A 2nd Division GI, maybe an officer, date unknown but by the looks of the background, winter of 45.

[Rhscott]

On 12/8/2021 at 10:12 PM, patches said:

A 12th Armd Div GI, curious to why the French Rope, no units in the 12th were awarded it.

Well, who is to say he served the whole war with the 12th. Could well have come from a unit like the 2ndAD due to a lack of rotation points and stayed on with the 12thAD for occupation duty after the 2ndAD left for the states. Would have been a personal award if he served in the unit at the time of the award, and the 2ndAD received that French award.  
just speculating. 

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Here's a great photo of some Army Wacs with the Manhattan Project patch,  while playing Chinese checkers

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One Anthony Palmer, 381st Infantry Regiment 96th Infantry Division, stateside, before shipping out to the Pacific, he is a Seminole Indian actually from Oklahoma, see's action with the DEADEYE Division in the Leyte Campaign and on Okinawa.

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May 1975. Members of the 12th Infantry 4th Infantry Division were hosted for an exchange visit by the Royal Irish School of Infantry. 

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Black combat infantryman of the 99th Infantryman, probably assigned to the integrated Company K 394th Infantry Regiment.

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Combat infantryman of the 18th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division sometime after VE-Day. 

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OD Bordered 6th Corps on Lucian.

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The SUNOCO Patch on one Randall Ching, Ching was in the B Company 5th Ranger Battalion, D Day till the end. Portrait maybe taken in England before Overlord.

 

 

Last Name:CHING

First Name, MI:RANDALL

Battalion:5

Company:B

Rank:Pfc.

Service Number:39128334

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

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INDIANHEAD DIVISION

Christmas 1967 along the DMZ.

[12thengr]

On 12/13/2021 at 8:33 PM, patches said:

This photo will drive the button counters nuts! :)

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Officers and NCOs of the 48th Infantry Brigade and 24th Infantry Division (M) get set for a FTX at Fort Stewart Georgia in July 1983, men from both units wear either the new BDUs or the old OGs

[Wailuna]

On 12/15/2021 at 7:54 PM, patches said:

The SUNOCO Patch on one Randall Ching, Ching was in the B Company 5th Ranger Battalion, D Day till the end. Portrait maybe taken in England before Overlord.

 

 

Last Name:CHING

First Name, MI:RANDALL

Battalion:5

Company:B

Rank:Pfc.

Service Number:39128334

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Here's a more recent photo of Private Randall Ching.  If he's still alive would be in his late 90's now.

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32 minutes ago, Wailuna said:

Here's a more recent photo of Private Randall Ching.  If he's still alive would be in his late 90's now.

Thank You Sir.

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Western Defense Command SSI worn by a private of the 140th Infantry Regiment. The 140th had been federalized with the 35th Infantry Division in December 1940 and had served on active duty with the division until January 1943 when it was relieved of its assignment to the 35th and assigned directly to the Western Defense Command.