seanmc1114 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #101 Posted January 11, 2012 From his FOIA file: 8 Sep 66: General Medical Officer, Co D, 307th Med Bn, 82nd Abn Div, Fort Bragg NC 14 Feb 68: General Medical Officer (Counterinsurgency), Co D, 307th Med Bn, 82nd Abn Div, USARPAC 8 Jun 68: General Medical Officer, Co D, 307th Med Bn, 82nd Abn Div, Fort Bragg NC 25 Jul 68: discharged Apparently he spent only four months in Vietnam, enough to get a CMB though. Only Co B of the 307th Med Bn was deployed, so I guess he was TDY to this company while still assigned to Co D in Ft Bragg. Name: YELLE ARMAND J Branch: ARMY Rate: O03 Rank: CAPTAIN MOS: 3100 MOS Title: General Medical Officer Entered: 6607 Discharged: Service Number: State: UNKNOWN Race: CAUCASIAN Here's a little information about your guy's service. Company D 307th medical Battalion did deploy to Vietnam in February 1968 with the 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division. The brigade was sent on TDY basis after the Tet Offensive. When it was decided to remove the brigade from TDY and assign it permanently to U.S. Army, Vietnam, the brigade was reorganized as a separate light infantry brigade. The 82nd Support Battalion was formed from assets that had deployed to Vietnam with the brigade. Company D of the 307th became Company B (Medical) 82nd Support Battalion. Because the brigade was deployed so quickly and was not intended to remain in Vietnam more than six months, the Army ignored a lot of the criteria for determining the deployability of the members. I think the rules they used were anyone who had been in the U.S. at least 60 days since a previous tour in Vietnam and who had at least 60 days remaining in the Army was eligible to deploy. When the brigade was taken off TDY, all the members who had deployed in February were given the option of returning to the U.S. or remaining in Vietnam. About 2/3 chose to go home. Based on your guy's information, it looks like his two year enlistment ended in July 1968 so he was returned to the U.S. from Vietnam. There is a very good chance that he had served a previous tour in Vietnam before that. The subdued CMB and jump wings and possibly the collar insignia on the second shirt look like they are Asian made in-country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #102 Posted January 11, 2012 Here are some I have had in my collection although I have since sold them all. The first is a nice minty olive green utility shirt worn by an Army National Guard Medical Service Corps LTC. This shirt never had any shoulder sleeve insignia, but I have some of the khaki long-sleeve shirts from the same guy and some had the California National Guard SSI while others had the 40th Infantry Division on his left sleeve and all had the 44th Infantry Division as a combat patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #103 Posted January 11, 2012 This one belonged to the same guy as the previous post but was from a little later in his career, perhaps the late 60's. Again, no sign of ever having any SSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #104 Posted January 11, 2012 This is an unresearched Vietnam jungle jacket from a medic who served tours with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 101st Airborne Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #105 Posted January 11, 2012 Closeup of the previous jacket showing theater made insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdamaso111 Posted January 11, 2012 Share #106 Posted January 11, 2012 world war 2 3rd army medic ike with 1st army combat patch 3 place ribbon bar two stars on the eto ribbon unmarked pin back silver washed cmb ruptured duck and 3 overseas stripes stamped medical and us collar brass name on tag is liam g. zappasce or his last name is zaffasci or zaffasce or zappasci its hard to tell from the stamp the laundry number is E-7832 i dunno if that is inspectors name or the soldier. can anyone find any information on this man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiGilio Posted January 11, 2012 Share #107 Posted January 11, 2012 Howard H Deck, Jr. Couldnt really pin down what dates he was with the 498th through the research I did but his obituary says he served a multiple tours and military usa database lists him as being in the military March 1968 through May 1972. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Dail Posted January 11, 2012 Share #108 Posted January 11, 2012 Hello Here is one of mine a dsa 1-9261 contract Tropical coat. No SSI and it looks like it was never applied. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt40 Posted January 12, 2012 Share #109 Posted January 12, 2012 The first one is an enlisted sanitary train for the 89th Infantry in WWI Shoulder patch This one is an officers coat for the 89th Infantry sanitary train. Shoulder patch. Collar devices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted January 12, 2012 Share #110 Posted January 12, 2012 WW1 37th Division blouse IDd to Robert Baldridge. Awarded the DSC for bravery in the last months of the war in Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted March 19, 2013 Share #111 Posted March 19, 2013 Just thought I'd add this one to the discussion. A pretty recent find, it's a nice 4th Div. / ETO combat medic Ike jacket. There's evidence of an iron-on ruptured duck, but it has since fallen off. Standard issue GCM ribbon, the others are Wolfe-Brown clutchbacks with correct flat-faces -- one of the clutches on the EAME ribbon (with arrowhead and one star) actually had enough verdigris that it almost didn't come off, so those have been on there for a while. I also like the star on the Victory Medal ribbon, since the guy apparently was never awarded the Combat Medic Badge. There's a last name, but part of the letter and number code looks like it was purposefully marked out, so it might have been a reissue jacket. If anyone has a roster of the 4th Medical Battalion, I'd love to see if it's possible to match the name and see if he was among the soldiers that landed on Utah Beach. Thanks, -- Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share #112 Posted March 20, 2013 Coastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted July 26, 2013 Share #113 Posted July 26, 2013 Figured I'd add to this topic. I'd love to see what other cool medical related uniforms everyone has acquired lately! I picked this right before the SOS, a really nice 42nd/71st Division medic's ike with dog chain trim. -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st AAA Group Posted July 26, 2013 Share #114 Posted July 26, 2013 ID'd Ike jacket. Mr. Holden served 1951-53. During his service he went to Korea and was assigned as a Combat Medic with Co. M 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted July 27, 2013 Share #115 Posted July 27, 2013 Figured I'd add to this topic. I'd love to see what other cool medical related uniforms everyone has acquired lately! I picked this right before the SOS, a really nice 42nd/71st Division medic's ike with dog chain trim. -Ben Ben, I remember seeing that one online -- it was one of the sharpest looking medic's Ikes I'd seen in a little while (love the dog tag chain detail). Glad you managed to pick it up. Did you manage to find an ID on it at all? Also just to update, the other day I was checking out the 4th Div jacket I posted above, and I deduced that it did have a CMB on there at one point. I had to see it in a certain light, but the holes are right about where they should be for a clutch-back badge. I think there's another ribbon missing on the top line, too -- not sure if it was a PH or BS. I might have to get someone to research the rosters and hopefully ID it in the near future, so I can restore it correctly. -- Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted July 27, 2013 Share #116 Posted July 27, 2013 Ben, I remember seeing that one online -- it was one of the sharpest looking medic's Ikes I'd seen in a little while (love the dog tag chain detail). Glad you managed to pick it up. Did you manage to find an ID on it at all? Also just to update, the other day I was checking out the 4th Div jacket I posted above, and I deduced that it did have a CMB on there at one point. I had to see it in a certain light, but the holes are right about where they should be for a clutch-back badge. I think there's another ribbon missing on the top line, too -- not sure if it was a PH or BS. I might have to get someone to research the rosters and hopefully ID it in the near future, so I can restore it correctly. -- Jon Thanks for the compliment on the ike! There are some laundry marks in the jacket, same numerical sequence but the beginning letter on the ike is a N and on his ties it's mark starting with an M (or vise versa). I might be able to find him, I just need to purchase the GO# book for the 42nd Div. That's a great 4th Div one too! Too bad that the CMB is gone. -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamecharles Posted April 29, 2015 Share #117 Posted April 29, 2015 MAJOR Dentist Branch on Panama detacment (blue dress and mess, i've also cape and visor but i don't have photos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamecharles Posted April 29, 2015 Share #118 Posted April 29, 2015 colonel flight surgeon and veterinary mess dress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamecharles Posted April 29, 2015 Share #119 Posted April 29, 2015 special evening dress medical dep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamecharles Posted April 29, 2015 Share #120 Posted April 29, 2015 WHITE DRESS OF A MAJOR IN MEDICAL BRANCH WHITE MESS DRESS 2ND LT MEDICAL BRANCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinsigne Posted May 5, 2015 Share #121 Posted May 5, 2015 Very nice thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted May 5, 2015 Share #122 Posted May 5, 2015 This one's my best, although I may have a uniform coming soon that belonged to my 34th Division man's brother: THe post is here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/121516-d-day-navy-uniform-and-document-grouping/ He was a local man that was a FOXY-29 member of LST-47's crew at Omaha Beach, and participated in the Southern France invasion. It looks dirty of mildewed in the picture, but it's very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre Posted May 9, 2015 Share #123 Posted May 9, 2015 Great uniforms shown here and a great thread! Here is my best one because it belonged to my grandfather. He was with a battalion surgical team with 3rd Bn, 259th Infantry, 65th Division. After the 65th was deactivated overseas he was assigned to 10th Armored before he came home. And they wore enlisted brass like officers, I asked him why since it wasn't exactly regs and he said "That's the way we wore it" Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted May 14, 2015 Share #124 Posted May 14, 2015 90th 'Doc': http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af166/FEB_Militaria/90thDiv_1.jpg Ricardo. Rescuing images ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted May 14, 2015 Share #125 Posted May 14, 2015 USMC Corpsman: http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af166/FEB_Militaria/usmc_unif4.jpg http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af166/FEB_Militaria/corpman2.jpg Ricardo. Rescuing images ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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