THE US ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. THE PACIFIC Flamethrowers The US Army of 1939 had no flamethrowers, but they were quickly developed by the Chemical Corps and issued to the combat engineers. The first model (E1-R1) came into use in 1942 in New Guinea but proved very weak and ...
While in the US Army, when someone was promoted, there was a “tacking on ceremony,” where your metal rank insignia was pushed into your collar, and then the CO, First Sgt., and selected others then hit your new rank, without the protective tabs into your flesh. Thankfully, in the ...
The carnage and death witnessed by survivors of Gettysburg and the other battles of the war changed Civil War soldiers as much as war has before or after. James Garfield, who served as a general in the Union army and went on to become President of the United States noted:“at the sight ...
ARMY AND USAAF NAVY, COAST GUARD AND OTHER SEA SERVICES PATCHES MARINES AIR FORCE (USAAF IS WITH ARMY) MISCELLANEOUS / OTHER CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS PATCH? Love shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) and patches? Then this is the stop for you!
CLICK>VietnamHelicopter insignia and artifacts - Images ofVietnam Image courtesy of Don Joyce,CW4,US ArmyAviator, Retired...Myself and SP4 Tom Fink,Door Gunner, across the river from the Hue Citadel. Late '72... Lawyers FREEDOM IS NOT FREE...
This modern symbol is based on another commonly used USAF symbol; a design created during World War II by Army Air Force General Henry Arnold through his collaboration with an artist. Some even say the symbols take inspiration from a photograph of Winston Churchill, who is well-known for ...
ARMY AND USAAF NAVY, COAST GUARD AND OTHER SEA SERVICES PATCHES MARINES AIR FORCE (USAAF IS WITH ARMY) MISCELLANEOUS / OTHER CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS PATCH? Love shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) and patches? Then this is the stop for you!
“Crush caps” were actually the standard Army/AAF officer’s dress cap, worn by pilots and non-pilots alike, but pilots gave this cap their own unique twist. Normally, this cap had stiffeners (a support piece […] Continue reading → Posted in What's New at US Wings Leave a ...
8, 2024, that he was replacing his top army leader, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi. The president’s choice to replace him, Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in a Telegram message that there was a “need to change approaches and strategy” in the war against Russia. Next:Feb. 13, 2024:...
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