Yesterday I finally received my own original 743 tank battalion DUI. I bought it on an auction in ebay.   The DUI is in pretty bad condition so in considering to have it cleaned up again. I dont think I will have the enamel repaired.   What was however interesting is that the package that came along with the DUI has a text written on it saying it was from Uncle henry. The seller sadly enough wasn't able to help me find were he got it from. But my curiosity has been sparked to figure out who's DUI it was. I have someone I know from Facebook who is trying to find the personell rosters. But I guess it's going the be hard as Henry must have been a quite common name.   Regards,   Remi

> The thread certainly receives a great deal more useful and relevant history than my naive original question imagined.

Could be a VFW PIN

Looks like a VFW pin

With my book at the recent Society of American Bayonet Collectors meeting in Baltimore, where it was well received.   Big thank you to Eric Stuyck of Mile 55 Photography and Colton Hayre for the photos.  

My grandfather fought in WW1.  I am blessed to have his uniform.  I’ve been able to identify most of the items on his uniform but for one pin.  In the attached photo on the left pocket flap is the Victory Medal Ribbon with 2 stars for the 2 campaigns in which he fought.   Below the ribbon, however, is a pin that I cannot identify.   Does anyone know what the pin signifies?  Thanks 

Ontario 6155 Journeyman Fixed Blade Knife 4" 3-2011'  

No screw in the top of scabbard looks like a rivet  Pic of saber seated all the way in scabbard 

Found, Thank you.

This website has most of the Officer Registers. It is not very user friendly though, the registers are not in order and you have to go through them to find the one you want and that can take forever so I will let you do it. https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A"United+States.+Army+and+Navy"&page=2