seanmc1114 Posted March 5 Share #6076 Posted March 5 Army officer wearing the Airborne Command SSI during World War II. Location is unknown, but based on the maps showing the Normandy region on the wall, he is presumably somewhere in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 5 Share #6077 Posted March 5 A couple of officers in World War II wearing wool variations of the Eighth Air Force SSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 5 Share #6078 Posted March 5 The patch presumably identifies Officer Candidate School students, but I don't believe I have ever seen this version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 6 Share #6079 Posted March 6 user ocsfollowme has this patch as his avatar, I'm note sure what era it is from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 6 Share #6080 Posted March 6 4 hours ago, rd12 said: user ocsfollowme has this patch as his avatar, I'm note sure what era it is from. Thanks for adding this photo! I have not seen it before!!! Asmic pubed an article page 16 of April-June 2016 on this. This patch was on the cover of January-March 2017 and page 11. So the long ovals are both from the time in England (1942). There are two variations, both on gabardine. One with a yellow border and the other without. You can see photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 7 Share #6081 Posted March 7 An O of the 2nd Infantry Division wearing one of those unique early South Korean Made Subdued patch with just the outlines of Star and Indianhead, I think in late 1968, no doubt his Subdued RANGER Tab is in Country Made too. All that White Tape on him is a recognition thing, as he's a Umpire or something on a FTX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 8 Share #6082 Posted March 8 Full color 82nd Airborne Division SSI and scroll worn by a member of the 37th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog) in Vietnam - 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted March 8 Share #6083 Posted March 8 On 3/5/2023 at 12:10 PM, seanmc1114 said: A couple of officers in World War II wearing wool variations of the Eighth Air Force SSI. I have never seen that 8th AF patch the captain is wearing. Would love to find one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 10 Share #6084 Posted March 10 Army General Paul Nakasone, commander of the United States Cyber Command, a unified combatant command, of which the U.S. Cyber Command is a component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 13 Share #6085 Posted March 13 Deputy Commanding General Reginald Neal US Army Pacific, with the Scorpion version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 13 Share #6086 Posted March 13 A GI of the 24th Infantry Division in West Germany 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 13 Share #6087 Posted March 13 Sunshine Division in 1940 leaves their Armory, E Company 160th Infantry Los Angeles California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 13 Share #6088 Posted March 13 A 45th Division GI emerges from a Bunker in Korea 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted March 14 Share #6089 Posted March 14 20 hours ago, patches said: Deputy Commanding General Reginald Neal US Army Pacific, with the Scorpion version. Interesting. Army Guard Recruiting Badge too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 14 Share #6090 Posted March 14 He is the Deputy Commanding General for US Army Pacific, National Guard. https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2022/03/15/831727fb/mg-neal-biography.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 14 Share #6091 Posted March 14 The 9th Armored Division on Twins Lloyd and Floyd Malone, don't really look like twins don't they. No idea if they wound up staying together in the 9th Armd Div or where split up, you know, The Sullivans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 14 Share #6092 Posted March 14 Just now, patches said: The 9th Armored Division on Twins Lloyd and Floyd Malone, don't really look like twins don't they. No idea if they wound up staying together in the 9th Armd Div or where split up, you know, The Sullivans. Here's Lloyd's OBIT, (Can't find Floyd's) as you see makes no mention whatsoever on units in the war. https://www.hatfieldprusa.com/obituary/2100210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 14 Share #6093 Posted March 14 45th Infantry Brigade SSI with AIRBORNE and GOVERNOR'S TWENTY tabs worn by a member of the 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 134th Infantry of the Nebraska National Guard. Note the soldier is wearing the overseas cap with AIRBORNE patch rather than a maroon beret and flash with his new Army Service Uniform. Also notice that he is an infantryman with an 82nd Airborne Division combat patch, DUI of the 508th Infantry as his regimental affiliation and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star, but he does not have either a Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Action Badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 14 Share #6094 Posted March 14 7 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: 45th Infantry Brigade SSI with AIRBORNE and GOVERNOR'S TWENTY tabs worn by a member of the 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 134th Infantry of the Nebraska National Guard. Note the soldier is wearing the overseas cap with AIRBORNE patch rather than a maroon beret and flash with his new Army Service Uniform. Also notice that he is an infantryman with an 82nd Airborne Division combat patch, DUI of the 508th Infantry as his regimental affiliation and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star, but he does not have either a Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Action Badge. He also appears to have the mountain warfare badge in between pathfinder and air assault, also that is an extreme wear of the beret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This One Time... Posted March 14 Share #6095 Posted March 14 9 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: 45th Infantry Brigade SSI with AIRBORNE and GOVERNOR'S TWENTY tabs worn by a member of the 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 134th Infantry of the Nebraska National Guard. Note the soldier is wearing the overseas cap with AIRBORNE patch rather than a maroon beret and flash with his new Army Service Uniform. Also notice that he is an infantryman with an 82nd Airborne Division combat patch, DUI of the 508th Infantry as his regimental affiliation and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star, but he does not have either a Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Action Badge. Looks like he also has an officer's cap patch as an EM, given how the glider is facing backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 16 Share #6096 Posted March 16 Red Bull, Italy date and location and sub unit unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Posted March 16 Share #6097 Posted March 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted Sunday at 05:18 AM Share #6098 Posted Sunday at 05:18 AM British Army Auxiliary Territorials assigned to the HQ of the 1st Allied Airborne Army, Spring 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Posted Sunday at 09:20 AM Share #6099 Posted Sunday at 09:20 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger-1972 Posted Monday at 01:05 PM Share #6100 Posted Monday at 01:05 PM MG Floyd L. Parks, first Commander of US forces in Berlin, welcoming Secretary of War Stimpson for the Potsdam Conference. He had been Chief of Staff for 1st Allied Airborne Army, and is still wearing that SSI (since there was no SSI for the command in Berlin at that time). Second picture is of BG Parks as CoS for 1st Allied Airborne Army, wearing that SSI on his M1926 shawl-collar mofficer's short overcoat with belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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