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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 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 on 4/30/20 at 7:26 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
if they were boy scout merit badges I would win
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:27 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
The one with a red cross and words that say American Red Cross
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:29 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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.
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 on 4/30/20 at 7:30 pm to PrivatePublic
Well over half... but I wore 6 of them.
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:32 pm to Centinel
Oh, and shoutout to all my Army OCS baws who saw the patch on the bottom right corner. 
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:32 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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He listened to the D-Day invasion on the radio
Had to be a crazy play-by-play
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:34 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Only the Black Panther Party badge.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:35 pm to fightin tigers
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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 on 4/30/20 at 7:46 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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 on 4/30/20 at 7:47 pm to Centinel
quote:This. But there are some unusual ones that are unique to that time period.
Most of them.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:51 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
How many of you realize that the first shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) authorized for wear by the US Army is on that sheet?
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:52 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Blue clover on bottom left.
88th Infantry Division, the Fighting Blue Devils. My grandfather was in it until injured in Italy.
88th Infantry Division, the Fighting Blue Devils. My grandfather was in it until injured in Italy.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:53 pm to Wolfhound45
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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 on 4/30/20 at 7:54 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Some patches are intuitive 6 Sided Star with A = 6th Army
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:54 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Very nice collection.
I love looking at these old patches
I love looking at these old patches
Posted on 4/30/20 at 7:56 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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 on 4/30/20 at 7:57 pm to Wolfhound45
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 on 4/30/20 at 8:00 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
At least eight are Army Corp.
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