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    WW1 US and Commonwealth Insignia

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    Post by 1stDivVet Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:16 am

    More cases I turned up cleaning.

    Commonwealth insignia is mostly Canadian.

    Mini ribbon bar for 1914-1915 Star, General Service Medal, and WW1 Victory, Same ribbon bar in full size and a spare General Service ribbon, 49th Edmonton and 52nd New Ontario Regt. shoulder insignia, 2 CANADA hat badges, Wound Stripe with original back plate, Canada Militia button, 2 General Service buttons, Overseas Service chevrons, CANADA shoulder title dated 1915 on back, I.D.B.W.O CANADA badge(anyone know what this is?), 91st Regt, numbers, General Service Medal and WW1 Victory Medal to a RNR sailor.

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    Name : Fins...
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    Post by 1stDivVet Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:24 am

    US Unit Insignia

    TOP ROW - 144th, 145, 376th Aero Squadron patches, 1st Infantry Division, 32nd Infantry Division

    MIDDLE ROW - Army of Occupation(3rd Army) with Infantry blue A, Service of Supply, Army of Occupation with white A. These 3rd Army's are smaller for use on caps or with other divisional patches.

    BOTTOM ROW - 26th Infantry Division with black YD, District of Paris Troops, Chemical Corps background for disc on overseas cap, 35th Infantry Division with Infantry blue center, 91st Infantry Division

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    If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
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    Name : Fins...
    Age : 55
    Location : Ohio
    Registration date : 2009-03-24
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    Post by 1stDivVet Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:42 am

    US Army Rank

    TOP ROW - Quartermaster Corporal, Engineer, Ordnance Sergeant

    2nd ROW - Infantry Pfc, Corporal, Infantry Pfc variation

    3rd ROW - Artillery Pfc, Cook, Medical Pfc, Quartermaster Pfc

    4th ROW - Signal Corps Pfc on cotton, Quartermaster Pfc on cotton

    5th Row - Tank Pfc, 2nd Class Gunner on cotton, Signal Corps Pfc

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    Name : Fins...
    Age : 55
    Location : Ohio
    Registration date : 2009-03-24
    Number of posts : 2561

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    Post by 1stDivVet Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:04 pm

    US Navy Insignia

    4 year reenlistment stripe at very top.

    TOP ROW - Chief Hospitalman's Mate, Quartermaster striker, Boatswain's Mate 1st Class, Machinist's Mate striker, Turret Captain 1st Class, Cook/Steward striker, Quartermaster 1st Class

    2nd ROW - WW1 acid etched ID tag with thumb print on reverse, 1 year stateside(2 silver) 6 months overseas(1 gold) chevrons, 1 year overseas chevrons in bullion, Gun Captain in Infantry Blue thread

    3rd ROW - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class, 2 Carpenter's Mate strikers, Gunner's Mate 1st Class for whites, 2 Ex-Apprentice Knots(1 in gold), Coxswain's Mate

    BOTTOM ROW - Seaman Gunner distinguishing mark for whites, battleship USS Wisconsin cap tally, Torpedoman's Mate soecialty mark for whites.

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