Rectangular bucket is m1851 officers buckle. Not sure about the other. 

1942 was a long time ago.

I was in Coast Guard “A” school in 1989.  Everyday we students had to do a pyro locker and armory inventory. I think we had about 30 of these in the small arms locker, all WWII issue. 

Inspection, Philippine Scouts

Very nice!!! Thanks for sharing. 

Thomas B. Smothers, Jr. Major, U.S. Army Service # 0-017733 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts Entered the Service from: North Carolina Died: 26-Apr-45 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines Awards: Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart  

Yes this is true that’s one reason there are aircraft displayed at gates and on bases. The tags were stolen before they were shipped to the boneyard, no tag, no aircraft.  I know the HH-52 Guardian at the Coast Guard  base in Elizabeth Cory had its tag stolen and the bone yard wouldn’t take it so they made it a front gate display 

Nice one. Here's the unit they fell under, the 407th Strategic Fighter Wing. For a short time in the 50s fighters were assigned to SAC with a mission to escort bomber formations. These flew mostly F-84s. By the end of the decade these were all turned over to TAC and SAC was out oft the fighter business.

It breaks my heart to see these bayonets get ruined like this.  That M1 would have been a real prize with those marking errors the way they are. Marv

I've had these three Engineer patches for years with the bullion patch being the last to add to my collection about three or four years ago.  The one with the tabs could have bee used as an armband but not positive.  If anyone has an idea of their identification, please post it.  Thanks.