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need assistance IDing numerous WWII DUIs

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#1

Can anyone help ID these DUIs? I managed to pick up a very extensive WWII collection but these are proving to be quite difficult. They are all screwback and the one I am most curious about is the second from the left on top. The "servimus". I have found that motto, but nothing remotely close.

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#2

Off the top of my head I think the one you're most interested in is for the 53rd Quartermaster Regiment and/or the 4th Motor Repair Battalion. :)

 

Dave

#3

Top row, far right is the 160th Infantry Regiment.

#4

Top row, far right is the 160th Infantry Regiment.

 

The triangle is the 80th Infantry Brigade, which was part of the 40th Division just before WW II. The 160th IR was a sub unit of the 80th.

#5

Top row number 4 is the 29th Engineers, believe served in the Pacific WWII if memory is any good they were topographical engr's...

#6

Second row far right is the 21st CAC

 

Second row far left is the 192nd FA

 

Third row far left is the 61st CAC

#7

Second row middle, the head on red, is the 62nd CAC

#8

The bottom row has three Guard DIs, but I am not sure of the specific units for all of them:

 

Second from left, Wisconsin

Third from left, New York

Far right, 44th Signal Company, New Jersey

#9

Top row: 1. 108th Medical Bn. 2. 53rd Quartermaster Regt. 3. 118th Medical Bn. 4. 29th Engineer Bn. (TOP) 5. ______ 6. ______

 

Second row: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. 77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Bn. 4. ______ 5. 102nd Medical Bn. 6. ______

 

Third row: 1. 61st Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Bn. 2. 32nd Military Police Co. 3. 27th Signal Co. 4. 40th Military Police Co. 5. 11th Engineer Bn. 6. 44th Signal Co.

 

Dave

#10

Third row: 4. 40th Military Police Co.

 

 

Forgot about factoring in the colors of each section of the triangle on this one....don't have a book for these, just a tired brain.

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#11

Thanks so much for the help! I really appreciate it! All I need now is:

 

Top row 5th over

 

Second row 2nd over

 

Second row, 4th over

 

 

Mike

#12

Top row, 5th over, 82nd FA

 

Second row 4th over, 17th FA

 

Question: Is the bottom color on the second row, second over, black?

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#13

It is blue

#14

I had a link showing hundreds of DI's in color and ID'ed, but lost it about 10 months or so ago when my computer crashed. I had backup for my documents but not where it was "My Favorites". I have not looked very hard for it as I have not ran across anymore that I thought were WWII, but if I remember correctly it was a study done by a Forum Member. If it was you can find it using the Search Feature, or maybe someone will see this topic and know for sure. Richard

#15

It is blue

 

That helps, but I think we are going to need to have someone with an ASMIC Charge List to find it.

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#16

Bleh. I finally got the majority of this big WWII DUI collection cataloged. There are just a few more I need to ID, but this is what was included in the lot:

-Infantry-

1st Inf Regt (Green KC)
2nd Inf Regt (Gemsco)
5th Inf Regt (Meyer)
5th Inf Div Transportation (Meyer, early)
11th Inf Regt (single Meyer)
11th Inf Regt (single Gemsco)
11th Inf Regt (single Meyer, but castle missing)
12th Inf Regt (Meyer, pair)
14th Inf Regt (Meyer)
15th Inf Regt (Dondero)
30th Inf Regt (Meyer)
80th Inf Bde (MPs?)
90th Inf Div (Meyer)
101st Inf Regt (not completed. No backing ever attached)
127th Inf Regt (thick font)
127th Inf Regt (thin font)
127th Inf Regt (different colors than previous)
130th Inf Regt (Durocharm NYC)
135th Inf Regt (Dondero)
135th Inf Regt (hand painted? Can see brush strokes)
137th Inf Regt
147th Inf Regt (Meyer)
153rd Inf Regt
160th Inf Regt
166th Inf Regt (Burr and Patterson stamped screwback device)
205th Inf Regt (Dondero, pair)
205th Inf Regt (Dondero, single)
331st Inf Regt
405th Inf Regt (L Chr Lauer Nurnberg)

-Cavalry-

4th Cav (Meyer)
4th Cav
11th Cav (Meyer)
13th Cav
115th Cav
116th Cav

-Coast Artillery-

Coast Artillery School (Dondero)
11th CA
21st CA (Dondero)
61st CA
62nd CA (Meyer)
65th CA (Meyer Metal, faces right)
241st CA
241st CA
249th CA (Meyer)
250th CA
250th CA
263rd CA (Dondero)

-Armor-

37th Ar (hand painted sterling?)
66th Ar (Meyer)
113th Ar

-Artillery-

3rd FA (L Chr Lauer Nurnberg, Very nice high quality)
4th FA (pair, Meyer)
8th FA
11th FA
17th FA (Meyer)
33rd FA Regt
51st FS (Meyer)
52nd Railway Artillery (Meyer)
83rd FA
97th FA (Dondero)
107th FA (Bastian Bros)
114th FA Regt
119th FA
119th FA
120th FA
130th FA
134th FA (Meyer)
135th FA Regt
139th FA (Sterling?)
141st FA (Gemsco)
145th FA (Meyer)
148th FA (Meyer)
157th FA (GGFX?)
160th FA (pair)
160th FA
162nd FA
192nd FA Regt
200th FA Bn (German made?)
201st FA Regt
245th FA (HR Newcombe & Co)
324th FA (enamel chipped bad)
497th FA (Spies Bros? Tiny. Hard to read)

-Signal-

27th Sig (Robbins)
35th Sig
44th Sig (Meyer)

-Engineer-

11th Eng (Meyer)
29th Eng
30th Eng
133rd Eng
308th Eng


-Medical-

1st Med Regt (Meyer)
102nd Med Bn (Dondero)
107th Med Bn
108th Med Bn
118th Med Bn (Robbins)
135th Med (pair, J Ennison Co, Riverside RI)

-Other-

11th AAA Msl Bn
32nd MP Co
53rd QM (Meyer)
116th Observer Sqdn (new on card, pinback)
372nd Maint Co (Meyer)
750th Railway Op Bn (single, L Chr Lauer Nurnberg, hand painted)
750th Railway Op Bn (pair, L Chr Lauer Nurnberg)
AAF Wx Svc (sterling on card)
Air Corps Tech Tng Cmd (single, B Hecker NY)
Air Corps Tech Tng Cmd (marked sterling, pair)
HQ Co Hawaii Div (new on Meyer card)
HQ Co Hawaii Div (new on Meyer card)
USMA (Meyer)
War College (Meyer)


#17

Why don't you post a new photo of just the ones you have left to identify?

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