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

[patches]

9 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

A father and his two sons in World War II

A fascinating photograph, his two sons are real young, yet both are 1st Sergeants, looks pre war, can't think the two have been in very long right.

[Salvage Sailor]

On 10/8/2024 at 9:54 AM, seanmc1114 said:

A father and his two sons in World War II

 

The Tharp family, from left, father Edgar, brothers Clarence and Wally.  Clarence & his brother enlisted at Vancouver Barracks, Wally claiming he was 18 and not 16, so he could join the Army and serve in World War II.  Wally Tharp served on a B-17 and was shot down on a bombing run over Berlin on March 8, 1944. The crew was captured, and Tharp spent 14 months in a German prisoner-of-war camp.  All of them are wearing USAAC 'pinwheel' SSI

 

Extracted from:  Vancouver veteran completes 14-year quest to move flag at Fort Vancouver site

[Ranger-1972]

On 10/9/2024 at 12:28 AM, patches said:

Which unit wears this? The Ranger Department at Benning???

DUI of the 75th Ranger Regiment.

The 75th Ranger Regiment: Distinctive Unit Insignia (arsof-history.org)

 

"On 3 February 1986, the 75th Infantry Regiment was redesignated as the 75th Ranger Regiment. The redesignation led to the Rangers, after a long struggle, claiming official lineage to the WWII Ranger Battalions, which had previously been assigned to U.S. Army Special Forces.7 The Rangers were later able to show this additional World War II heritage in the form of their Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI), the adoption of which is another story. However, the 75th Ranger Regiment retained the same DUI that had been approved for wear on 18 March 1969, thereby honoring the contributions of the Marauders and the 475th Infantry to Ranger history and legacy."

 

 

[patches]

Rodger Ranger-1972, however these two in that photo are wearing the WWII era Merrill's Marauder patch, a patch never worn since WWII, the Chinese and Indian made variety really, these they're wearing maybe old Patch King ones, modified with velcro to place it on uniform???, if not ten new current made with Merrowed Edge, so curious on what unit is wearing them again.

[Ranger-1972]

Based on the other photos on the 30 April Facebook page, this appears to be some sort of demo at Ft Moore, so I suspect they are NCOs of the 4th Ranger Training Battalion, which conducts the Darby Phase (formerly known as the City Phase) of Ranger School.  https://moore.army.mil/Infantry/ARTB/4th-RTBn/

 

Alternatively, if these photos are taken up at Camp Merrill in Dahlonega, GA, they would be NCOs from the 5th Ranger Training Battalion.  https://moore.army.mil/Infantry/ARTB/5th-RTBn/

 

The Merrill's Marauders SSI does not appear to be an 'authorized' insignia, but it may have been worn for the demo.

 

 

[seanmc1114]

Full color 165th Infantry Brigade SSI worn in 2023. Several of the officers are wearing green berets with the generic Special Forces Personnel flash.

[seanmc1114]

Here are a couple of more photos of the 165th Infantry Brigade SSI from the same ceremony as the previous post. Note the U.S. Army Training Center And Fort Jackson SSI on the buckets 

[Haze99]

Command Sgt. Maj. Paul W. Drago,
Command Sgt. Maj., 87th Training Division

 

[Rhscott]

On 10/18/2024 at 8:22 AM, seanmc1114 said:

Here are a couple of more photos of the 165th Infantry Brigade SSI from the same ceremony as the previous post. Note the U.S. Army Training Center And Fort Jackson SSI on the buckets 

 

Has the TRADOC patch been removed from all BCT locations?  Ft Jackson use to use the TRADOC patch, Benning had the School of Infantry patch and Knox had the Armor School patch but McClellan, Jackson and Sill used the TRADOC patch by cadre at BCT/MOS schools.

[Haze99]

Speaking of ole McClellan, our Drill Sergeants did wear the TRADOC SSI in BDU and on Class A Uniform Coat. However instructors in AIT wore this,  U.S. Army Chemical School SSI.

 

[patches]

Here's one more odd one, this time the Replacement School Command being worn by an Officer on his Officer's Field Coat, without the wool liner no doubt, here just worn as a raincoat as it were. He is interestingly a spectator in the crowd at the 28th Inf Div's Victory March through Paris.

[seanmc1114]

101st Airborne Division with AERORIFLE scroll. I believe these men were assigned to the 2nd Squadron 17th Cavalry.

[seanmc1114]

Screenshots from a 1968 Army film showing members of the 71st Airborne Brigade of the Texas National Guard during the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Georgia. The insignia was the SSI of the 36th Infantry Division with a white on blue AIRBORNE tab.

 

https://texasarchive.org/2010_01812

[seanmc1114]

I believe these MP's are wearing the District Of Paris SSI during or shortly after World War I.

[atb]

40 minutes ago, seanmc1114 said:

I believe these MP's are wearing the District Of Paris SSI during or shortly after World War I.

Very nice image. Also note the red band around the crown of the service hats and the red background trimming patches behind the collar disks. These were distinctions prescribed for AEF MP's.

[Rhscott]

5 hours ago, atb said:

Very nice image. Also note the red band around the crown of the service hats and the red background trimming patches behind the collar disks. These were distinctions prescribed for AEF MP's.

I suspect there was a link to the British MPs with the red hat covers they wore in choosing that red band

[seanmc1114]

Here are some photos of current soldiers wearing various combinations of tabs with their SSI. First up is the 72nd Airborne Brigade with organic AIRBORNE tab and GOVERNOR'S TWENTY and JUNGLE skill tabs. 

[seanmc1114]

Full color 25th Infantry Division SSI and RANGER tab with a subdued JUNGLE tab in between. I don't believe there is a full color version of the JUNGLE tab. 

[seanmc1114]

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team with organic MOUNTAIN tab and JUNGLE skill tab.

[seanmc1114]

196th Infantry Brigade with RANGER and ARCTIC tabs.

[seanmc1114]

37th Engineer Battalion 82nd Airborne Division with AIRBORNE, SAPPER and RANGER tabs.

[Ranger-1972]

18 hours ago, seanmc1114 said:

Full color 25th Infantry Division SSI and RANGER tab with a subdued JUNGLE tab in between. I don't believe there is a full color version of the JUNGLE tab. 

You are correct -- only a subdued version and only authorized within the USINDOPACOM AOR.  Tabs of the United States Army - Wikipedia

[seanmc1114]

On 10/30/2024 at 8:51 AM, Ranger-1972 said:

You are correct -- only a subdued version and only authorized within the USINDOPACOM AOR.  Tabs of the United States Army - Wikipedia

I was aware that the tab is only authorized for wear within the U.S. Army Pacific area, but I have seen them worn by soldiers at Fort Moore, Georgia while attending the Ranger course. 

[Ranger-1972]

1 hour ago, seanmc1114 said:

I was aware that the tab is only authorized for wear within the U.S. Army Pacific area, but I have seen them worn by soldiers at Fort Moore, Georgia while attending the Ranger course. 

There are (and always have been) Army Regulations ... and then there is what Soldiers actually do / wear on their uniforms!

 

Back in 1974, shortly after the 82d Airborne Division had begun to wear maroon berets (on their own local authority), a few of us were sent TDY to Ft. Sill, OK for a short course.  We all arrived wearing our maroon berets, and were promptly told to take them off, since they were unauthorized.

 

We politely replied to the individual who gave us that directive that he would need to call Colonel Max Thurman, the 82d Airborne Division Artillery Commander -- or better yet, MG Frederick Kroesen, the 82d Airborne Division Commander.  And that until we heard from either Thurman or Kroesen something to the contrary, we were going to continue to wear our berets ... which we did throughout the course.

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The 442 on one 1st Lt. George A. Buirkle, he was in the Cannon Company.