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How many of these Army patches do you think you could identify before using Google?

Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:25 pm
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:25 pm


My grandfather was an Army brat throughout WWII and Korea. He listened to the D-Day invasion on the radio when he was living at Fort Benning. He got most of these from GIs in Germany and Japan when he was a boy. His father, my great-grandfather was a full bird Colonel who was the quartermaster for the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. We have a map of burial sites in Korea, he was also there when the Army had to pull out from the Chosin Reservoir area.

I’ve got a lot more stories that he told me through the years about his youth; sadly, he passed away a couple weeks ago following his wife who passed just a week earlier.

Anyway, how many patches do you recognize?

He’s got on another presentation board patches from Patton’s Ghost Army.
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 7:26 pm
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
70474 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:26 pm to
if they were boy scout merit badges I would win
Posted by PrivatePublic
Member since Nov 2012
17848 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:27 pm to
The one with a red cross and words that say American Red Cross
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46755 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:29 pm to
Most of them.

Most are quite common, but there are some definite rarities in that blanket.

2nd, 5th, and 7th AD patches...not to mention the ones that were AD in WWII, but are now Guard/Reserve Units.
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
8624 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:30 pm to
Well over half... but I wore 6 of them.
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 7:31 pm
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46755 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:32 pm to
Oh, and shoutout to all my Army OCS baws who saw the patch on the bottom right corner.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79881 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

He listened to the D-Day invasion on the radio 


Had to be a crazy play-by-play
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:34 pm to

Only the Black Panther Party badge.
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:35 pm to
quote:

Had to be a crazy play-by-play


I’m sure it was on a delay due to the time difference. But he did listen to it in school.
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8720 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:46 pm to
Maybe a touch more than half, but there are definitely some I've never seen before like that one with the A in the middle of the six-pointed star or whatever it is and also the stacked tumbling dice in a circle.
Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
127621 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:47 pm to
quote:

Most of them.
This. But there are some unusual ones that are unique to that time period.
Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
127621 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:51 pm to
How many of you realize that the first shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) authorized for wear by the US Army is on that sheet?
Posted by bhtigerfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
33618 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:52 pm to
Blue clover on bottom left.

88th Infantry Division, the Fighting Blue Devils. My grandfather was in it until injured in Italy.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46755 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:53 pm to
quote:

How many of you realize that the first shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) authorized for wear by the US Army is on that sheet?



I seent it. Sir.

Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
127621 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:53 pm to
Posted by OleWar
Troy H. Middleton Library
Member since Mar 2008
5828 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:54 pm to
Some patches are intuitive 6 Sided Star with A = 6th Army
Posted by Helo
Orlando
Member since Nov 2004
4829 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:54 pm to
Very nice collection.
I love looking at these old patches
Posted by Errerrerrwere
Member since Aug 2015
44412 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:56 pm to
My grand father representing the Third Infantry! (Immediate left of the blue clover)
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 7:57 pm
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:57 pm to
quote:

How many of you realize that the first shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) authorized for wear by the US Army is on that sheet?


I was wondering when somebody would say something about it.
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
6611 posts
Posted on 4/30/20 at 8:00 pm to
At least eight are Army Corp.
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