45th ID Swastika patches - ARMY AND USAAF - U.S. Militaria Forum
2017年2月13日 · I thought I would start a thread on the Swastika patches of the 45th Division. I would encourage members to post their samples of the patch so that we can build a database of good and bad patches. Hopefully this will be a good reference for all collectors. So lets see your good, bad and the ugly Swastika 45th ID patches.
45th Infantry Division Patches - U.S. Militaria Forum
2014年6月26日 · The patches in Post #1-#4 are the prewar design for the patch in Post #5, the 45th Infantry Division. For obvious reasons, the use of the Swastika was discontinued during WW2! Link to comment
45th division patch - ARMY AND USAAF - U.S. Militaria Forum
2014年12月10日 · The patch is not a real prewar example of the 45th Division Swastika insignia.Most of the books out on shoulder insignia contain tons of fake insignia.If the authors did not have real period pieces they used reproductions to fill a spot in their books.Thats why the new books that have come out try to use genuine period insignia to correct those early mistakes ie: …
Divisional shoulder patch wear 1920-1939 - US MILITARIA FORUM
2011年7月18日 · A member of the 45th Division of the National Guard removes the swastika from his uniform. The division, made up of members of the Federal States of Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, took over the swastika as a symbol of happiness from the Indians, but now abandoned it because of its use by the National Socialists in Germany.
45th infantry division bullion patch Korea? - US MILITARIA FORUM
2020年8月19日 · 45th infantry division bullion patch Korean war? Not sure when this dates from and unusual as this is on the sleeve of a USN 1950 G-1 jacket with VF-112 and CAG-11 patches, this appears to be the same age as the other patches.
Bullion 45th Div/180th regt patch on eBay - US MILITARIA FORUM
2019年9月26日 · As stated it is a Paki repro and the back is a dead give away.The patch on the front is stunning and looks real and there probably is a real one out there but the back would never look like that.In 40 years I have never seen an Italian or Japanese Korean War 45th with that type of backing.I also think that there is no such thing as a patch looking to new.I have …
45th Infantry Division - ARMY AND USAAF - U.S. Militaria Forum
2008年1月14日 · Aloha; When I was working on the Pagan Raiders article I had taped interviews of members of the 179th Inf. Regt. that were actually assigned to this elite unit. These were interviews conducted by Penn Rabb the author of Tomahawks and Peace Pipes and also at the time President of the 45th Division Association.
Pre-WWII 45th Division Patch OR Pre-WWII High School ROTC …
2013年2月21日 · True, the 59th Pioneer Inf used a swastika patch, but it was like the one shown on the cover of their history - yellow swastika on a blue diamomd, and the diamond was not a square. It was elongated vertically. The gold on red patch in the photo was the pre-war 45th Div version. Patch Johnson
WW1 Patch 45th Division - US MILITARIA FORUM
2018年10月23日 · The 45th Division was not activated until 1924 and their original yellow and red swastika patch was approved also in 1924. Rules this out as a WW I patch. 59th Pioneer Infantry patches exist as blue swastikas on yellow squares worn …
Early 45th Division Swastika Patch - US MILITARIA FORUM
2014年9月28日 · This past weekend a good friend of mine came up with a rather unusual patch. It appears to be the pre 1939 design of the 45th Division's infamous swastika patch. I know that these patches can be very controversial from a collecting standpoint so I was hoping to get some opinions on this one.