Hello to all former Navy servicemen and -women and thank you for your service!   A thing I have encountered numerous times is a certain spite for the black Johnny Cash shirts. Why did so many US Navy sailors hate them? I have a couple, that I wear for work or just as a shirt and I like them a lot. They are durable, sharp-lookibg (thanks to the dura-press like material) and come in thick cloth, that keeps you warm in winter, or thin cloth for summer... Why, then, were they so hated?   Everyone else, who has an opinion on them or maybe knows the reason for them being hated, is also more than welcome to chime in :))   Looking forward to all of your responses, Jules   PS: If this is thread is under the wrong topic, moderators, feel free to move it :))

This is an example of the 1966 NAME Tape on a shirt with full color insignia everywhere else.

The top one is a Private Purchase Type, if American made, done up usually at a Post PX Tailor. The other two are the Issue Type.   The middle one is Woven Nylon, was adopted in like the late Spring of 1968, these were sewn on the fatigue shirts and flied jackets by the manufacturer before being shipped as a Quartermaster requirement, this requirement starting in like 1957 with the original Yellow on Black U.S. ARMY Tapes, this type was worn from 1968 till the time the BDUs were replaced in the 2000s, though from the mid 70s most got the custom embroidered made ones, whether theater made or a the  PX.   The bottom one was also an Issue Type, this Stamped on OD Web cam out in the late summer of 1967 to replace the Yellow on Black Tapes, back a year earlier in late summer of 1966 the Army introduces just the Stamped NAME Tape to replace White one, the full color U.S. ARMY Tape remains with the other color insignia. It is worn throughout the remainder of 66 into 68 till replaced by the  Nylon Type, but while its no longer issued, it still was worn by those that had them still, whether new ones they forgot they had or already sewn on.

I've seen Marine unit patches on 1950s US Army officer dress uniforms. 

Although it's hit or miss with NARA (depending on who gets your email), you might try asking them to help ID the photo:   https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/photos#contact  

First misspelling I have seen on a government label—— “ceretification”.

thank you for the  translation, I read it about the same. This photograph however was not taken on an European shore.  The search continues where it was taken

Agree. Just where and when he had them made or was given them to put on a uniform. 

I recently got this good condition in my eyes purple heart from Robert Wilson belonging to Earl Franklin McDonald from Sanford NC who served with Company L 370th Infantry Regiment for a month and 5 days in Italy as a ammo bearer and later messenger before being KIA on 12th Oct 1944 along with 9 others including Silver Star recipient 1st LT Ralph G Skinner originally all 9 was listed MIA, I'm unsure when they was all found but Skinner was reported killed in the papers in April 1945 and McDonald was listed killed in 1946 in the papers, I'm pretty sure they died from a direct artillery impact but that's my assumption, I have his files requested to find the cause of death, McDonald's previous unit was Canon Company of the 372nd 93rd Division I don't have any documentation but according to Robert he bought this from Silver City auction in the early 80s from Sanford NC the box is orginal to the medal, along with researching through newspapers Mcdonald was the only Earl F Mcdonald killed in NC, and there wasn't anyone by that name wounded in the state, so just going off a gut feeling I believe this is his

Picked this up off ebay..Said it was from 75th Tactical Fighter Squadron if I remember right..Seem I also seen one from The 81st Tactical Fighter Wing somewhere tho ..Was just a generic patch issued to all A10 squadrons Patch is 4.5 x 4.5 inches