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6th Armored Group, WWII, as in many cases, late pattern clutches are used with DUI, used to replace the original period ones lost long ago.

 

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Some cool DIs for the NG units that were relieved/reassigned/inactivated in 1941 - 1943 when the army switched from the Square Division (4 Infantry Regiments) to the Triangular Division (3 Infantry Regiments). Most of the DIs pictured below are from the mid 1930's to 1942. 

 

77th Infantry Division, 308 Infantry Regiment:

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78th Infantry Division, 312 Infantry Regiment:

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83rd Infantry Division, 332nd Infantry Regiment:

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84th Infantry Division, 336th Infantry Regiment:

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86th Infantry Division, 344 Infantry Regiment:

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87th Infantry Division, 348th Infantry Regiment:

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89th Infantry Division, 356th Infantry Regiment:

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90th Infantry Division, 360th Infantry Regiment:

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95th Infantry Division, 380th Infantry Regiment:

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100th Infantry Division, 400th Infantry Regiment:

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104th Infantry Regiment, 416th Infantry Regiment:

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I found these at a local flea market today (I do not collect DUI but these were too cheap to pass by).

1 - Probably no DUI but most likely an U.S. / Hungary IFOR commemorative pin (Taszar Airfield, Hungary) .

2 - 37th Signal Bn

3 - 62nd Eng Co (Topo)

4 - 6966th Labor Service Group (Trsp Truck)

5 - Transportation School

6 - 16th Avn Bn

7 - 79th Eng Bn

8 - 724th Maint Bn

9 - 8th InfDiv NCO Academy

10 - 5th Bn 68th Armor

Source: ASMIC Motto List.

I think No. 2,7,8,9,10 are German mades.

 

 

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4 hours ago, Proud Kraut said:

I found these at a local flea market today (I do not collect DUI but these were too cheap to pass by).

1 - Probably no DUI but most likely an U.S. / Hungary IFOR commemorative pin (Taszar Airfield, Hungary) .

2 - 37th Signal Bn

3 - 62nd Eng Co (Topo)

4 - 6966th Labor Service Group (Trsp Truck)

5 - Transportation School

6 - 16th Avn Bn

7 - 79th Eng Bn

8 - 724th Maint Bn

9 - 8th InfDiv NCO Academy

10 - 5th Bn 68th Armor

Source: ASMIC Motto List.

I think No. 2,7,8,9,10 are German mades.

 

 

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#8 724th Maint Bn made by Poellath (circle w/ P HM) and #10 5th Bn 68th Armor is also GM.  

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75th Inf (Ranger) VN 1968-72 "beer can" type (CB) on 50 year old + boonie

 

Motto: SUA SPONTE (Of Their Own Accord) or (Of Their Own Will) - there have been some other legal definitions of the Latin translation, but the first is assoc w/ the Rangers since 1968. 

 

  

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Here are some of my favorite MP DIs. All were worn during WW 2. 

 

Top: 719th MP Bn Motto LEX ET ORDO (Law and Order) - sterling

 

Next: 725th MP Bn w/ Ceberus, 3-headed dog in Greek mythology which guards the gates of Hell Motto - CUSTODIANS OF RIGHT 

 

Next: 774th MP Bn Motto: PRO LEGE TO JOUR (For Law of the Day - maybe) Comprised of Black LAPD policemen (EM), lasted only a year  

 

Bottom: 799th MP Bn Motto: ROBORE ET VIGILAMTIA (By Strength and Watchfulness) -cannot find a name for the two tigers rampant cojoined under one head

 

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On 7/20/2011 at 8:05 PM, USMCRECON said:

Two fairly early 1st Cav DUIs (only one side shown). One is brass with black horse head silhouette (screwback) and the other has the horse head silhouette, "blanket" and the letter I in blue rather than the usual black.

 

 

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I think the one with the blue letter "I" is actually University of Illinois ROTC, from the WWII timeframe.  This would be for those in their cavalry program. U Illinois seems to have had a different insignia for various branches.

 

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On 6/23/2022 at 4:56 PM, Yeager-BK said:

Thats a bummer, its a shame cause its really cool looking too. Thanks for the heads up Tred.

Thing is, I think that 819th was made in silver by Sawicki in the 50's. His fakes are all of great quality and pretty hard to find. They are collectable themselves. They all have a similar look, feel, and shape. I don't collect fakes, but I have a couple of his.

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The 200th Infantry, a post WWII raised unit of the Mississippi NG and assigned to the 31st Infantry Division.

 

A Trainee of this unit Summer 1953, the 31st Infantry Division as a whole being a training division at Camp Atterbury Indiana. DI adopted for the 200th Infantry December 1951.

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Ilin1979, the 441st looks Theater made. its for the 441 AAA Bn redeisgnated from the 1942 formed 441st Coast Artillery (AAA) Battalion, unit's official DI adopted in 1956. 441st AAA Bn was in the MTO and later the ETO, so maybe Italian or German made.

 

This is the 1956 DI for the 441st, a NIKE Missile Battalion.

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485th Infantry Regiment, today simply the 485th Regiment, a unit of the 108th Training Division.

 

https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/regt/0485rgt.htm

 

First Approved for 424th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks), Organized Reserves on 24 June 1936,  redesignated 485th Regiment on 7 December 1959. This one is unique in that it is Yellow, the standard version is White.

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