Wow, that is epic, especially the hook!

My guess it's some sort of blanket ban by Cloudflare. I've had this happen before, but only for a couple of IP-addresses (like my office PC) and it only prevented me from visiting the US MIlitaria forum home page, but not the forum.  Visited a Brocante market on Saturday. Spotted a few small bits of US militaria, like a Infantry officer's collar insignia. But it was broken.  Couple of German insignia as well, but I have doubts about their authenticity.  So I came home a folding flower rack (that was typically splashed with white-wash and distressed, as is tradition with brocante sellers) 😁 Sunday, I visited the "Wings of Liberation" museum in Best to take some photos. It was host to a multi-period re-enactment event.  Talked to some familiar faces in the hobby, and watched some knights in full kit going at it in their little MMA arena   

oh wow thanks so much!!!  

It looks like it was 82nd ABN DIV assets:     From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Elmira

Air compressors are money sink pm nightmares. I've got 5 shop compressors and one is broken pretty much at all times. Gotta have back up

holy cow dan you have made my day with this information I will be sharing this with my family they'll be so happy to see this  is there a way for me to see what 82nd or 101st divisions who flew into Normandy with?? thank you again mate I'm speechless kind regards Noah

I have my Dad's 1944 drill press that I use regularly. And his 1945 US Army air compressor that doesn't work so well anymore.

Here is some info I located on them:   Note: the service numbers you provided are for their enlisted time; as officers they are: Albert Bivings O-433453; Yancey Bivings O-453301   Albert E. Bivings:   Enlistment Record   Air Corps Air Cadet in Texas:   Having graduated at some point as a pilot (looks like he flew transports, e.g. C-47s), he was on his way to England from NY [ATC= Air Transport Command]:   In England [USAAF Sta 482 = RAF Balderton]:   He moved to RAF Ramsbury and joined the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron 437th Troop Carrier Group there.   MOS 1930 = Combat Liaison Officer; not sure about 2320   Summary of his service from the American Air Museum in Britain:     Yancey Bivings:   Enlistment Record:   It appears that he was a Sergeant in Co C 2nd Engineer Battalion (2nd Infantry Division) and was sent during Oct 1941 to the Engineer Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia [I believe this explains the photo you have of him as an enlisted man with a 2nd ID patch]:     He must have successfully completed OCS, as he was a Captain in the Headquarters and Service Co 1313th Engineer General Service Regiment (Colored) during Aug 43 [CE = Corps of Engineers]:   In Aug 44 he was in England, assigned to the Headquarters 9th Army, having come from the Southern Base Section (also in England):   He was in Holland during Dec 44 and reassigned to the 252nd Engineer Combat Battalion. This engineer battalion was a non-divisional 9th Army asset. For more background on the battalion, see here: https://army.togetherweserved.com/dispatches-articles/93/1014/Distinguished+Military+Units%3A+252nd+Combat+Engineer+Battalion   It appears he also served during the Korean War as an engineer with the 24th Infantry Division:   Dan

I bought it in Pattaya last month, but I think these badges are fake, so I'd like to ask you all for help in identifying their authenticity

The correct ones. Good Colt.