Some, in large quantities, were issued to Dutch Marine Brigade during the Indonesian War in 1946-1949. Here some photos from mid-late 1946. 

What rank was he, and when was he in? You must be proud of him. If you have a Pic of him it would be nice to see, if your willing to share it.

Yes and qualified to be buried at Arlington

Great to have good memories.  Did he retire from the military? 

The 2nd Division and the 822nd Division patches are undoubtedly WWII vintage. The 101st is what Mark Bando calls a "Type 10," and he says they started showing up at the end of WWII and were widely worn during the Vietnam war.   Just because a patch came from a surplus store doesn't make it a fake.   Allan

Mw2 ranger camo:

Warfare acu's:

I honestly don't know where to put this so feel free to move this topic where you see fit. I have been noticing that ucp/acu's aka mw2 ranger camo (yes ucp is also known as that in 2026) are starting to get popular with military collecting/reenactors and airsofters. Even i have to admit looking at ucp camo today its so bad its kinda good. But 5 years ago ucp was just straight garbage any collector would or at least 90% would agree. Don't get me wrong it still is a bad camo but its also starting to become drippy. I remember 5 years ago surplus stores would refuse to buy anything ucp/acu. Now they are actually starting to buy it more frequently and they are selling it frequently too. Even gwot mannequins are starting to pop up more frequently. And some of the acu gwot displays look cool like it hits differently today vs 5 years ago. I think 2 things helped make this camo popular. First is definitely the og mw2 and second id say warfare. Watching warfare actually made acu's look cool. And we can't forget mw2 ranger camo, I can't lie looking back mw2 ranger camo does hit differently now. But what are your thoughts?

I would venture to say post WW2 since you got them in a surplus store that stuff is usually well picked over before it hits the sales

When my kids were young we visited him and actually bought some OPFOR insignia at the base uniform shop, separate from the heat it was a nice visit. And thank you, we buried him at Arlington a couple of years ago