Andrei Posted July 23, 2009 #51 Posted July 23, 2009 Soldiers receiving orders at Ft. Hood before leaving for Germany. Location: TX, US Date taken: October 1963 Photographer: Robert W. Kelley
craig_pickrall Posted July 23, 2009 #52 Posted July 23, 2009 Man that is a lot of stripes and rockers on the first 4 rows. Neat photo.
seanmc1114 Posted July 24, 2009 Author #61 Posted July 24, 2009 Looks like placing the patch over the right pocket was a Korean theater practice.
Tankpatches Posted July 24, 2009 #62 Posted July 24, 2009 I'd date this jacket to 1956/58, worn during 11th AB Division's short-lived assignment to Germany. Wailuna, Capt.Cav. I also agree; this and other photos from this unit,were taken at Vilseck, FRG Feb. 1958 look closer and you'll see they're wearing German made armor triangles
R Michael Posted February 6, 2010 #63 Posted February 6, 2010 Wailuna asked me to post a close up from a photo in an 11th AD album I just recieved. I also have a 3rd AD album that has several photos like this. I will have to dig it out and post a few. Mike
R Michael Posted February 7, 2010 #64 Posted February 7, 2010 Okay, Here is another scan from a 3rd AD album I own showing the patch on the chest. This photo was taken prior to the 3rd shipping overseas. Mike
Buffalo Grunt Posted February 7, 2010 #65 Posted February 7, 2010 and the closeup... Hey, that's a great looking 10th Cav shirt from the Pentomic era! I recently bought some photographs on E-Bay from a veteran who served with the 1st Battle Group, 17th Infantry in the early 60's. As you can see in the pictures below, the shirts are very similar. The round disk on your patch is actually the unit designator of the 10th Cavalry at the time (All units wore in Korea during this wore these) My pictures show a buffalo over the name tag and in the Armor patch (which in my case represented the Recon Platoon) there's some embroidery (I'm assuming "17th RCT" or "17th RCN" for Recon) Someone serving in a non recon platoon would just have the buffalo above the name tag (as seen in the last photograph.) A 17th Infantry shirt like this is now on my "Most Wanted" list ... any further information would be appreciated. It looks like these guys were painting something in this picture as this E-6 is wearing a stained uniform with a cap without a DUI (he's squared a way in all the other pictures of him in my collection.) This is a nice reference photograph Recon patch closeup An example of a 1-17 Battle Group uniform without the "Recon" Armor patch.
Andrei Posted July 28, 2010 #69 Posted July 28, 2010 For those who might be interested, here is the auction number : 320567934016
vostoktrading Posted July 29, 2010 #70 Posted July 29, 2010 Here's some pre War pictures of General Patton.
flashesandovals Posted April 7, 2011 #71 Posted April 7, 2011 Check out this beauty! (or was it Beaty )
468abnarm Posted April 7, 2011 #73 Posted April 7, 2011 Check out this beauty! (or was it Beaty ) Very nice, Thank goodness for the "insignia happy" 11th Abn Div.
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