. Hi Iron Bender.   Thank you, I must say it's not such an attractive patch as the standard one shown to the right of it in your collection.   Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 30  2O25.    ….    

. Hi Jason,   Thank you, I must say it's not such an attractive patch as the standard one I also posted.   regards lewis.   ...

That's USS Missouri. The U.S. flag and number 63 can just be seen on top of turret one.       Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command NH 96811 USS Missouri (BB-63)   "Forward turret fires a 16 inch shell at enemy forces attacking Hungnam, North Korea, during a night bombardment in December 1950. In the background, LSMRs are firing rockets, with both ends of the trajectory visible. This is a composite image, made with two negatives taken only a few minutes apart. Photograph is dated 28 December 1950, but was probably taken on 23-24 December."

Sorry, the computer uploaded the photos in the wrong order.  TOG's modern field-grade belt is the second picture.  The image showing the pre-1938 field-grade belt is the third picture.

The current officer's branch color sword belt sold by Marlow White (as well as the single EM version of the dress belt) is authorized by the Army.   The reason that The Old Guard can get away with using the pre-WWII versions of the company-grade and field-grade officer's dress belts is that they write their own uniform regulations (as the Army's premier ceremonial unit).  Just like The Army Band (Pershing's Own) write their own uniform regulations.   The ceremonial belt is considered by the Army to be an 'optional item' typically authorized at the command level for formal occasions such as change-of-command ceremonies, weddings, parades, and other events where a saber or sword is worn.   If you want to find a branch-specific, pre-WWII company-grade officer's sword belt, look online for the M1902 sword belt.  There was an earlier version, but it has two separate saber slings, whereas the belt worn from 1902 until WWII had one attachment for a long and a short sling.  When the dress blue uniforms were reauthorized in the 1930s, the branch-specific saber sling was replaced with the nickel-plated saber chain.   First photo is the M1902 company-grade, infantry officer full dress sword belt with the dual saber slings on a single attachment point. Like all other officer uniform items, they were privately purchased, not government issued. Some makers had the exposed metal slide as the attachment point; others had a concealed inner piece of leather on which an attachment device was hung. Second photo shows a field artillery company-grade officer's M1902 full dress sword belt with a concealed hanger, as well as a field-grade officer's M1902 full dress sword belt (no branch colors -- just 1 1/2" wide gold braid with two bands of gold soutache).   The third photo is one of the modern field-grade officer's dress belts, made from the trouser braid for The Old Guard. It is not as fancy as the wire braid found on the pre 1938 belts, but works just fine for ceremonies.  These modern belts have NO attachment for the saber chain.  TOG wears a black leather 'frog' around the belt, to which the saber chain is clipped.   You can sometimes find these online through various private sellers.  Problem is that men back in the period 1902-1930 were generally much smaller than adults today, and the old belts (in addition to often having brittle / broken leather) are often too small to wear today.            

Here is another EOT I have. This one was made by Sig-Trans and dates to the 1950s to early 1960s. This one is a single engine telegraph.   

Yes I believe my Bendix EOT came from an Auxiliary type ship in 1943. 

The USO Shows patch. It should have blue "CAMP" on the lower left side.

What do you mean by "The Camp shows..." Uniforms of the Day?   Steve 

Can you double check that #?