I have a feeling the officer who wore the CIB purchased it used. A LTC in 1940 to receive a CIB, not saying it is impossible but unlikely. Twelve ribbons on the uniform. Let's say he received the typical staff officer ribbons, WW2 Victory, American Campaign, EAME or Pacific Campaign, American Defense and a Bronze Star. That's only five ribbons this guy has twelve even if he served pre-war he would've only received if he were a WW1 veteran a WW1 Victory Medal maybe a Pancho-Villa Expedition Medal that’s still only seven. My best guess the uniform was bought used and the veteran never bothered to remove the original owners name.

It could be as the contact number of DSA 100 without a year date indicates a manufacture date of 1966.  CCT wore a dark blue beret and sometimes a medium blue beret depending on wear the specific team was stationed between about 1964 until some say 1976 and some say 1978 when they changed to their scarlet berets.  They wore paratrooper wings as a beret badge and sometime rank insignia from about 1964 until early 1970s when they started wearing their own beret badge.  There was an earlier short lived beret badge worn between 1968 through 1970 by those in South Vietnam while those outside Vietnam still wore their paratrooper wings as their beret badge.  So everything fits but the beret is kind of mint and why would you bend over one side of the clutch back pin and leave the other side affixed with a clutch.  

Thank you very much for the information, this has been very helpful. Cleaning the backside of the button has taken longer than expected but I believe your initial assessment on the markings was correct.        After further cleaning, more of the backmark was exposed and appears to read "SCOVILLS & Co / EXTR?" Images of the backmark after further cleaning are below.  

Perhaps it is not “CRAVEN’, but “CIAVEN” or something else.

I am a little late to the party, but according to SECNAV 15, 790, Decorations, Medals and Ribbons of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard, 1953, Bayfield was awarded the China Service Medal specifically for service during two periods:    Jul. 27, 1947–Mar. 2, 1948   Nov. 29, 1948–Mar. 30, 1949   SECNAV 15, 790 is difficult to decipher because, as you noted, the rolls for each ship contain reference to both the Occupation Service Medal and the China Service Medal with time periods often overlapping.

For posterities sake,   This patch has gone missing during shipment so I'm posting the sellers photo here for the list.   Acey Deucy Club Naval Air Station Oceana    

Thanks, I saw this officer too but he is not him :( Sad I can't find anything

. And Talking of Jeeps,   another local friend has acquired another Barn-Find Jeep a Willys MB model, original paintwork and remains of markings in place, someone had painted parts of the chassis and springs with a blue household paint which can be removed fairly easily.      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 25 March  2O26.   …

. Longest Yarn Knitted Jeep Work,   we fitted the front bumper knitted cover today and stood the grille in place to see the overall appearance,   still much to be done yet, front and rear wheel arches, springs, axles, wheels and seats, it is probably not going to be a completed project by the time of opening, early April, but shown as a work in progress      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 25 March  2O26.   …

If I recall his stories correctly, Dad was stationed at Schofield Barracks for a short time in 1942. He was aboard the first army troopship to reach Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack. While he was stationed in the Hawaiian Islands for about a year, I believe he was stationed elsewhere most of the time. I know he was on the Big Island for a while. I wish like heck I had recorded some of his stories.  mikie