I remember both those threads, the project was worthwhile!

Time to beat a hasty retreat.   Regroup around the chicken dish.

Wade20th, thanks for posting. Yep, those other two (Posts #688 and #689) are both fakes, too. 

Look civilian to me.

I just got these in and have never seen a Newcome that was not Sterling.   Can anyone help me date it?

Ha! A comment like that is how my insane Bren gun and Garand  projects started out. See my threads about them here and on the WMF.  mikie

Thank you.  I will go with the AF.   Also, would it be likely he served for at least 6 months and did not receive a single campaign star? I believe he was with the first field force?

OMG! Thanks to my miserable allergies, I totally forgot about VE-Day. I also forgot about Cinco de Mayo the other day. I’m sure it was a great relief to everyone in Europe at the time.  My Dad was still in the fighting on Okinawa when they got the news Germany surrendered. I think I remember him commenting that they thought it was good news in the long term, but it didn’t really make much of an impression on them at the time.  mikie

Any armor patch collectors who are familiar with this type of patch?

This one is a fake. The wobbly letters and the backwards "S" on Saigon are the two main things about this. The black filling as well.      Wade