Warning

 

Close
Confirm Action

Are you sure you wish to do this?

Cancel Confirm
AR15.COM
4/20/2014 2:20:27 PM EDT
I was given a large bag of patches from my mother recently.  She said that she found them in the basement of my grandpas house and that's all the background information i have really.
The patches could be military, they could be scouts, i have no idea.  

Please, any identification help you can provide would be great.  There are several different patches, this was the first 'grab' of different patches from the sack.

Thank you all,

Matthttps://www.dropbox.com/sc/q4ylijmakzpe33e/NTYExUMT_1
4/20/2014 2:22:16 PM EDT
[#1]
please use imgur or flickr to host the pictures, they don't show up now.
4/20/2014 2:28:56 PM EDT
[#2]
I've screwed something up with the picture uploading.  I tried to host if from my dropbox account.
any tips?
4/20/2014 2:31:45 PM EDT
[#3]
http://imgur.com/pIyUISg " />http://imgur.com/pIyUISg
4/20/2014 2:34:17 PM EDT
[#4]
Many of those are Army Reserve Division patches, or other large Army units, with a few Army Air Corps patches thrown in. Also, an overseas combat service hash mark set, and a few rank patches.

If you post the pic up where it will display on the forum correctly, I can try to list the ones I recognize.
4/20/2014 2:34:19 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote History
[b]Quoted:

View Quote

4/20/2014 2:36:27 PM EDT
[#6]
Thank you very much.
Matt
4/20/2014 2:36:29 PM EDT
[#7]






These photos may help decode some of them.

The ones in blue and orange, with wings, are Army Air Corps unit patches.
4/20/2014 2:49:04 PM EDT
[#8]



Top Row:
1. 92nd Infantry Division
2. Unknown

Second Row down:
1.
2. 96th Infantry Division
3. 90th Infantry Division (now 90th RSC)
4. 2nd Army
5.

Third Row down:
1. US Army Air Corps
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fourth Row down:
1. 8th Air Force (ww2)
2. US Army Private Rank
3.
4. 35th Infantry Division (ww2)
5. Third Army

Fifth Row Down:
1.
2.
3. 80th Infantry Division (now 80th RSC)
4. Overseas combat hash marks
5.
6. E5 Technical Sergeant rank patch


Many of the others are various units of the US Army Air Corps, but I can't find a good chart.
4/20/2014 2:53:08 PM EDT
[#9]
Second Row down:
5. US Army 5th Infantry Division


4/20/2014 3:54:09 PM EDT
[#10]
5th row nr 2. "Golden Toilet Seat" Unit Citation, Korean War?

Lots of those floating around in my day, but damned if I can remember for sure what they were.

I seem to remember that they were worn on the sleeve above the cuff
4/20/2014 8:39:11 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote History
Quoted:
5th row nr 2. "Golden Toilet Seat" Unit Citation, Korean War?

Lots of those floating around in my day, but damned if I can remember for sure what they were.

I seem to remember that they were worn on the sleeve above the cuff
View Quote

Meritorious Unit Commendation

The patch was replaced by a red ribbon with gold border.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
4/20/2014 9:03:18 PM EDT
[#12]
Top Row:
1. 92nd Infantry Division
2. Army Air Forces Armament Specialist

Second Row down:
1. Tank Destroyer force patch
2. 96th Infantry Division
3. 90th Infantry Division (now 90th RSC)
4. 2nd Army
5. 5th Infantry Division

Third Row down:
1. US Army Air Corps
2. Second Air Force
3. European Theatre of Operations - Army Communications Zone, Advanced Sector
4. 7th Corps Area Service Command
5. Aviation Cadet Sleeve Insignia

Fourth Row down:
1. 8th Air Force (ww2)
2. US Army Private Rank
3. Army Service Forces (ww2)
4. 35th Infantry Division (ww2)
5. Third Army

Fifth Row Down:
1. Army Air Forces Communications Specialist
2. Meritorious Unit Commendation
3. 80th Infantry Division (now 80th RSC)
4. Overseas combat hash marks
5. 9th Army
6. E5 Technical Sergeant rank patch
4/21/2014 9:25:11 AM EDT
[#13]
Since those are ww2 erea patches the private rank fourth row down is a pfc rank
4/21/2014 12:09:05 PM EDT
[#14]
5/13/2014 1:40:22 PM EDT
[#15]

other wise known as the RED DEVILS


Quote History
Quoted:
Second Row down:
5. US Army 5th Infantry Division


View Quote

5/13/2014 2:34:35 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote History
Quoted:

other wise known as the RED DEVILS



View Quote View All Quotes
View All Quotes
Quote History
Quoted:

other wise known as the RED DEVILS


Quoted:
Second Row down:
5. US Army 5th Infantry Division





Also 'The Bloody Fifth'.