November 21, 2025Nov 21 #1 Patch looks 29th"ish" Any thoughts on what unit this grouping represents? Thanks
November 21, 2025Nov 21 #2 There is a unit on a regimental level that wore this SSI, and not related to the 29th Division at all.... cannot remember the details currently about it but I examined a similar uniform grouping (wool) that sported this SSI while at the SOS. There was a military school that also wore this patch in the 1920s-1930s, again no 29th connection. Is there a close up on the label of the red cross effects bag...?
November 21, 2025Nov 21 #4 5 hours ago, USAF29thINFvet said: hi everforward.....I too am in the Shenandoah Valley!!! Cool..! We should meet up some time..! I found some earlier threads on the subject of this patch, and someone had mentioned the 28th Infantry Regiment, tied to the 1st Division in WW1... IMHO the red cross bag is really cool and authentic but I'm thinking it's not original to the group, as the 314th MG Bn. was part of the 80th Division as you mentioned earlier. It's doubtful that the 28th Rgt. would have worn this type of SSI for very long as the blue/gray 29th Division SSI was the very first Division SSI to be approved for wear (my understanding anyway)..... the date I am recalling is 30 OCT 1918.
November 23, 2025Nov 23 #5 I saw a similar patch on uniform that was sold by the Gettysburg Military Museum in there Aug auction. You might find it described in their sales catalog. My thought when I saw the patch was that it was a post armistace FA or Pioneer/Engineer unit of the 29th
November 23, 2025Nov 23 #6 24 minutes ago, Doc Bond said: I saw a similar patch on uniform that was sold by the Gettysburg Military Museum in there Aug auction. You might find it described in their sales catalog. My thought when I saw the patch was that it was a post armistace FA or Pioneer/Engineer unit of the 29th That may be the uniform posted above.
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