Dec 8, 2024 · Above their ribbons is the Security Police speciality badge (the equivalent in the U.S. Army is branch insignia) and duty shield on left breast pocket. *The SAC Elite Guard was established in December, 1956 to provide security at the headquarters, Strategic Air Command (SAC) as well as personal protection for the Commander and Vice Commander of ...

Dec 2, 2011 · RARE Orig. Pair USAAF Hap Arnold Silver Officer Wings Insignia Hallmarked When the USAF adopted the uniform monstrosity that then CSAF McPeak forced down the collective Air Force throat, the blouse buttons changed from the familiar USAF shield to the winged star design (very similar to the pattern of these pins).

Nov 1, 2015 · MEDALS, SHOULDER SLEEVE & METAL INSIGNIA ; WING BADGES ; WING MANUFACTURERS: PATTERNS, EXAMPLES & COMPANY HISTORIES ; GEMSCO (General Embroidery and Military Supply Co) of New York, NY: examples and patterns

May 5, 2018 · Photo No. 38: It is presumed, but not proven, that any First Army insignia bearing the initials “AA” represented an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, as opposed to an Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Regiment. Further proof supporting the above assertion is that an artillery collar disc, not an Infantry or MG collar disc, is worn by the soldier in ...

Nov 18, 2014 · J. Duncan Campbell, Aviation Badges and Insignia of the United States Army 1913-1946. “A note on clutch back insignia – for years, collectors (including myself) have preferred pin back wings, perhaps feeling that they were more certain to be of wartime vintage than clutch back style wings.

Feb 19, 2007 · Gentlemen, I thought I would start a thread on US Forces Austria (USFA) insignia. US Forces Austria occupied Austria for ten years from 1945 until 1955. The final USFA forces departed Austria on 31 October 1955 and Austria regained her independence. Here is a standard US made SSI for the US Force...

Jan 16, 2025 · Hello. First post on the Forum for me, so if I screw up the tech aspects, please let me know. I've been collecting DIs (and other insignia) for about 60 years now. In that time I've acquired some oddballs and what-is-its that I hope Forum members can tell me more about. Like this: You may be fami...

Sep 3, 2024 · My understanding is that if it is sterling it is WW2 due to the insignia companies reluctance to utilize strategic metals like brass during the war years so they substituted sterling. Below are pictures of a WW2 era airborne DUI (501st PIR) made out of plastic which is another example of an insignia company avoiding the use of strategic metals ...

Jun 16, 2017 · It would appear that another insignia company (Ira Greene Company, New York, NY & provenance, RI) used this same designation of A.G.O. on their packaging (see photo). I have never come across a WW2 era Ira Greene Company paratrooper wing and their oldest stuff is usually hallmarked 3G so it would appear that they went into business after the war.

Jan 31, 2009 · I wore one of the metal 3 stripe insignia on my Ridgeway fatigue cap "back in the day". You could add another row to the top three on the left. When I was in the AF the ranks were Airman 3rd Class (E-2), Airman 2nd Class (E-3), and Airman 1st Class (E-4).