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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 16:32:41 GMT -5
Greetings All, I don't have access to a uniform regulation (circa 1944) so I'm not sure where the patches are supposed to be placed on the following: M42 blouse: I figure center of sleeve but, how far down from the shoulder seam? Garrison Cap: the issued one, not the PX purchased one.. how far from the from edge of the cap and how far up from the bottom seam? Thanks for your help! I want to make sure that I have everything in the proper place before attending Waxhaw in February!  |
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Post by kfrank on Dec 8, 2018 22:44:31 GMT -5
Lee,
Have not seen any wartime regulations on the garrison cap patches and period photos seem to support the lack of official regs. Patches seem to be centered vertically on the lower half of the cap and 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches from the front when it is laying flat.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 19:17:07 GMT -5
Thank you kind Sir! |
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Post by rmccall on Dec 10, 2018 19:25:56 GMT -5
US Unit and Cap Patches locations
Lee, this is the Regs. for the patches. Ralph
All cap patches go on either side (right for officer, left for enlisted) of the wool overseas cap.
Unit patches actually had no prescribed regulation position when sewn to the upper sleeve, but usually they were placed 1/2"-1" under the shoulder seam. The wearer's current unit was sewn to the left sleeve, while any previous unit in which he saw combat might be placed on the right sleeve.
Patches for enlisted overseas caps were sewn to the front-left of the front fold, while officers were on the right. Often, it was a "cool" thing for Airborne to place a silver dollar behind the cap patch... some say it was used as a blackjack for bar fights in this fashion!
Regimental pocket patches were usually applied to secondary jackets (like "tanker" or privately-purchased flight jackets); sewn to the left breast.
We place them around an 1" to 1.5" back. The envelope was a contract made hat so they will be different. On a historical note... they sewed a silver dollar under the patch so they could use the hat in bar fights as a slap stick.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 19:58:32 GMT -5
Excellent! That answers all the questions I had. I'll get the patches done to reg asap. Thanks for all the kind help! |
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Post by JayJones on Dec 10, 2018 21:53:11 GMT -5
Lee, when you look at original pictures, you can tell there was little to no regulation for the shoulder patches. Those things are all over the shoulder. I know many 82nd guys also put, as Ralph said, a pocket patch on jackets etc, usually the 82nd patch itself. I've also seen a few 502, 506, and 508 patches, but I'm not sure I've ever seen one with a 505 panther patch...something I need to try to find...
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Post by jim on Dec 11, 2018 6:14:57 GMT -5
........ but I'm not sure I've ever seen one with a 505 panther patch...something I need to try to find... A few weeks back on one of those reenactor FB pages somebody posted a Trooper in a 41 jacket and 505th unit patch about centered on the left breast. |
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