Good luck on the FRAMING, I am still researching the best way to display.   Have talked to a few curators and Chinese silk museum professionals, They all tell me DONT do it, as just the weight of the material can cause separation overtime, Also all the high end professional archival businesses wanted to use some way to secure it too the backboard!!!! Just as reference I have decided to just go with gravity, NO Pins or Thread to damage it. When done it will be a large shadow box type encloser with hinged front clear panel (probably UV Safe PlexiGlass). I will have the backboard set at angle of say 10 to 15 degrees leading back so the BANNER can simply lay in place with no pinholes or damage at all. May also have it set with the BLACKOUT Glass that is now available, blacks out to solid black with a flip of a switch that way I can keep it out of the light and view when needed LET me know how the framing works out as i am very interested on the process you chose  

I've never heard of this but would certainly be open to seeing documentation.     Yes, I'm one of the former service members who has posted about this on the forum!  My point wasn't that every jungle fatigue uniform was worn in Vietnam, but they were a uniform that was issued/worn in limited circumstances and are not nearly as common as ACUs.  Jungle fatigues were absolutely worn in CONUS during the 1980s but this isn't what they're associated with in the collecting community.  They're associated with Vietnam, which drives the collector interest (and therefore the value, even for a plain set).  

Eureka Top front chest pocket - never looked there before. You were right, Start of Korean War. Nice Uniform. Thanks Laurence

I would stay clear away from it looks like crap I would not buy it

Sweet!  Great pieces of history. I have yet to appraise it.  I know Engineer and Communication banners that are unsigned go for 8k+, so I'm sure this is up there a good bit.  I can't wait until the framing is complete.

Very nice !

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Awesome example LOVE all the signatures BTW I own the Older Banner with period newspaper article showing his wife holding it up. Anyway i paid 5 figures for mine+ Thanks for posting Private message me for more details Gazoo

Ok, an LST, is a ship. Are you talking about landing craft, (LCVP, LCM, LCT, etc)?  If so, the correct term for the “Driver”, is “Coxswain”. This is not to be confused with the rate of “Coxswain”, (CoX), which would be one BM3, after 1948.   If so, they generally, were (in modern terms, BM 3 or BM2). However, they could be Seaman also. Additionally, the “Bow Hook”, ( or deck hand), usually Seaman Second or First Class, The Boat Engineer, (Fireman Second or First Class), and Boat Signalman, anywhere from Seaman Second to PO2), were also trained to drive the boat. This was because after the boat is put into the water, it may spend hours driving around in circles in the Assembly circles, before being called along side to load. Then hours circling in the Wave Forming Circles. This way, everyone takes a turn at the when and no one gets exhausted.    As for your original question about a guy completes all his training in May ‘44, could he have made the landing at Normandy?  Maybe. I’d say chances were slim. Those ships and crews had been training for months. He may get sent in a replacement for some one who got sick or injured, but he would have a better chance of going to a newly formed unit to train together as a cohesive unit. 

I will definitely change it. I looked in the inside pocket for a tag with no result. will look in the others. thanks again!!