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Lee-Jackson Militaria
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Army Aviation:
Patches, Beercan DIs, Souvenirs, & etc.
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NEW ARRIVALS
This section will also have the Army Ground Forces New Arrivals
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Ground Forces New Arrivals - 130514
1st CavDiv BULK Scan-1
Vietnam made
1st CavDiv BULK Scan-2
Vietnam made
1st CavDiv BULK Scan-3
Vietnam made except the 7th Cavalry Regiment patch
AIRBORNE_ARVN Jump Wings, BULK SCAN-1
All Hand-embroidered in Vietnam
AIRBORNE_ARVN Jump Wings, BULK SCAN-2
All Hand-embroidered in Vietnam and Thailand
AIRBORNE_ARVN Jump Wings, BULK SCAN-3
All Hand-embroidered in Vietnam
AIRBORNE_ARVN Jump Wings, BULK SCAN-4
All Hand-embroidered in Vietnam on Lime-Leaf ERDL material
AIRBORNE_ARVN Jump Wings, BULK SCAN-5
All Hand-embroidered in Vietnam on Cotton OG cloth
AIRBORNE_LRP, LRRP, and ABN TABS, BULK SCAN
The two Green on Black arcs came together and are RFU
If you inquire about a patch,
state which Scan/etc. and the position of the patch in the picfile
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New Arrivals on 121007
Will be listed on their Respective pages later
A/1st AVN BN (MAINT)...........listed
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HUNTER-KILLER arc......................... listed on 1st AVN page under the 1st CAVDIV
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LISTED on 121230
Items listed in their respective page/section
1st AVN BDE Beercan Variant
Shield painted BLACK with sword handle and guard painted YELLOW
12th CAG Beercan DI depicting a Water Buffalo
14th Transportation Corps Battalion (AM&S) (GS)
"The Reliables"
17th Air Cavalry Regiment Beercan DI
18th AVN CO Beercan DI
20th Transportation Company (ADS) Beercan DI
573rd Transportation Detachment, 'VIET-NAM' Beercan DI
573rd TD supported the 33rd Transportation Company
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LISTED on 121026
Items listed in their respective page/section
Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavarly Regiment "RECON"
"BLUE ANNIHILATORS"
1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile) 'HUNTER KILLER' Arc
A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, "SERVICE PLATOON"
Bulldog with wrench in his mouth
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LISTED on 121009
Items listed in their respective page/section
57th TC (LtHel), design used circa 1961 - 1962
First design worn at Fort Lewis, Washington and in Vietnam in 1961-1962.
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LISTED on 121007
OV-1 Mohawk with Ordnance Displayed in front of aircraft
Listed on the MISC. page, Aircraft section
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LISTED on 120814
Items listed in their respective page/section
117th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) (Korean Service)
21st ARVN Infantry Division "PADDY FAC"
I am not sure if this was an Army or Air Force tail-dragger unit; and maybe it had both Services as it is a MACV operations.
I lean towards the Army as it came from a VERY LARGE Army Aviation Collection.
Listed in the 21st AVN section
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LISTED on 120803
F/8th AIR CAV
Found another Variation with the "F" above the crossed sabres
92nd Aviation Company(AM-FW)
92nd Aviation Company (AML)
92nd AHC "STALLIONS", Vietnam made,
92nd AHC "SIDEKICK GUNS"
92nd AHC "BLACK MAINTENANCE"
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BEERCANS
Listed in their respective sections
A,B,and C Troops of 7/1 AIR CAV "SCOUTS"
D/3/5th AIR CAV "AERO SCOUTS" War Wagon
F Troop, 9th Air Cavalry "SCOUTS KILL"
C (AIR) Troop, 16th AIR CAV "OUTCAST AERO SCOUTS"
"LOW LEVEL HELL"
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry Regiment "STOGIE SCOUTS"
"HUNTER-KILLER"
60th AVN CO (AH) "Ghost Rider" Beercan DIs, made in Vietnam
80th Transportation Company Detachment at Soc Trang, RVN
Supported the 93rd TC and 121st AVN CO at Soc Trang
120th Aviation Company "THE DEANS"
98th TD (CHFM) "Field Maintenance"
121st AVN CO "SOC TRANG TIGERS" and Variation
ID for the 121st Variation is from Young's Book One, page 99
145th Aviation Battalion, First design circa 1963-64
150th TD(CHFM) Beercan
see on the 175th AHC page
273rd Aviation Company
611th TC(DS) and 611th Tail Board Beercans
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Army Aviation School, Pinback DI
Listed on the MISC. & post-1975 PAGE
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Most of these have been LISTED individually on their Respective Pages/Sections
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Many off these have been listed_120608
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147th ASHC listed in it's section
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161st AVN CO...............(sold)
175th has been listed
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335th patches have been listed
146th AVN CO(RR) "SNOOPERS"................sold
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Most of these have been LISTED individually on their Respective Pages/Sections
scanned at 300dpi
B/227, 229th, and 335th have been listed
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Most of these have been LISTED individually on their Respective Pages/Sections
All, but the FALCONS have been listed
145th AVN BN, Japan made
147th ASHC "THE HILLCLIMBERS", Big Daddy Roth style CH-47
147th ASHC "FALCONS"
B CO, 158th AVN BN "LANCER 27" (the callsign "27" is Hand-embroidered)
C/158th AVN BN "PHOENIX"
B CO, 159th ASHB "VARSITY" with red disc superposed on a White "V"
196th ASHC "WE HAUL IT ALL", made in USA
201st AVN CO "RED BARONS", Air Support Vietnam
205th "GERONIMOS" CH-47 unit
212th CAB "WINGS OF FREEDOM"
223rd CBT AVN BN "LEAN FORWARD"
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Many of these have been LISTED individually on their Respective Pages/Sections
When inquiring about a patch refer to Location-in-Picfile
scanned at 300dpi
1st PLT, 48th AHC
52nd CAB
52nd Airlift PLT
59th CAG
68th
68th MUSTANGS
68th AHC
B/25th AVN BN
A/25th AVN BN
HHC, 3rd BDE, 25th ID "SNOOPY AVN" flying OH-6As
175th "BUSHWACKER" Gunships
176th "MUSKET" Gunships
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Many of these have been LISTED individually on their Respective Pages/Sections
scanned at 300dpi
F/8th BLUEGHOST with the reversed "F" and "8"
F/9th CAV
125th Air Traffice Company
D/2/17th CAV
101st AVN BN
125th Air Traffic Command and Control
17th transition patch from Vietnam to Germany
178th ASHC
180th ASHC (uncommon patch)
Korean duty "EAGLE AIRLINES"
Korean reproduction of a B/229th "KILLERSPADES"'s patch from their RVN duty
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Most of these have been Listed in their Respective Pages/Sections.
scanned at 300dpi
I Corps Aviation, Hand Embroidered(HE)
B/1st AVN BN "Hawkeyes"
C/10th CAB "Ghost Rider"
13th AVN BN "Shield of the Mekong" Hand Embroidered(HE), quilted, outstanding Craftmanship
17th AVN GP, Hand Embroidered(HE)
17th Aviation Group, made in Japan, great workamanship
18th AVN OPS DET
21st AVN SIG GP
25th AVN BN MAINT "LOBO" Hand Embroidered(HE)
A Company, 25th AVN BN, "LITTLE BEARS" Hand Embroidered(HE)
25th AVN BN "Little Bears" made in Japan
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These patches have been LISTED on their Respective PAGEs/SECTIONs
73rd Aviation Company (Aerial Surveillance) "WARRIORS"
73rd Aviation Company "Surveillance" "OBSERVE and REPORT"
A/101st Assault Helicopter Company "COMANCHERO"
108th Artillery, Aviation Section, "SNEAKEY WHITE" "THE NORTHERN MOST"
117th Assault Helicopter Company "GUNS" "SIDEWINDERS"
118th Assault Helicopter Company "BANDITS"
Company A, 123rd Aviation Battalion "PELICANS"
128th AHC, "GUNS" "GUNSLINGERS"
129th AHC, 2nd Platoon "BULLDOGS"
281st Assault Helicopter Company
The US Army's First Special Operations Helicopter Company
Attached to Project Delta and were Quartered with the 5th SFGA
Nha Trang, Vietnam - 1965 to 1970
"INTRUDERS"
Veteran's Grouping of 281st AHC Patches circa 1969
NOW listed on the 281st's Aviation section - 120522
281st AHC flew missions for the 5th Special Forces Group(Airborne) and MACV-SOG - now listed on the 281st's Aviation section - 120522
The Crown Jewel of the 57th AHC patches with the Original Callsign
57th AHC 'AVENGERS' original Callsign Patch, made in USA
These patches have been LISTED in their Respective PAGEs/SECTIONs
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Designator Change-over Date for Army Aviation Units
Many (maybe all) "Transportation Companies" were Redesignated "Aviation Companies" circa June 1963
Does anyone have a different REDES date; or, can add to this information?
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Several Vietnam Sandcast Aviator's badges available
see wings on Army Aviation Miscellaneous page
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Related Items
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4362 - “KNIFE, HUNTING, SHEATHED, SURVIVAL, PILOT’S”
see on Weapons page
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5434AD - Aircrew Survival Recovery VEST "SARVIP"
SARVIP = Survival and Recovery VEST, Insert & Packets
Replaced the SRU-21/P (see catalog# 5432 above)
listed on General Gear, Flight Gear page
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5933A - White House Duty - Flight Jacket
Jacket style worn circa 1957 - 1966 ------ Very Rare!
see on Flight GEAR page
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5936 - OG Flyer's Jacket
see on Flight GEAR page
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8176B - Buckle with P-38 C-ration Opener + Church-key
( listed on the Clothing Page )
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8790A - Military Academy SWEATSHIRT
see on Clothing page
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49010A, B, & C - Cotton Military Issue Tape for making Name Tags
Make your own Vintage Name Tape or Tag
Issue tape from the 1950s through 1960s
see details on Main Army Ground Forces Page
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For your Library
An Excellent Reference Book on Army Aviation
Concise Histories and Lineages of Army Aeromedical Units from the Korea War to the Present
With Color Plates of the Unit's Patches
United States Army Air Ambulance, by Mark M. Hough
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Another Book for your Library
"U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER NAMES IN VIETNAM" by John Brennan
Published by HELLGATE PRESS OF Ashland, Oregon
417 pages of which 99.9% have never been published before!
Book Contains:
179 pages of Helicopter Names (A - Z)
142 pages of Names listed by Unit
40 black/white Photos never before Published
53 pages listing Contributors (A through Z) and by Unit Designator
12 pages of Bibliography
Signed copies by Author available for $29.95 payable by Check or Money Order
Mailing address:
John Brennan
17355 Via Annette
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
The first 20 pages may be previewed at:
www.hellgatepress dot com
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Items Wanted
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I am interested in purchasing Vietnam era patches with the Olive Green Burlap backing Material
17th AIR CAV example of the OG Burlap backing
Got an extra, send 150dpi JPEG files of front and reverse!
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Unit number unknown
If you have an extra, let me know
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Got an extra Pink Panthers, 2nd Flight Platoon?
"ON THE PROWL"
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1st Radio Research Company
All RR(ASA) Insignia needed (flying or non-flying)
stationed at Cam Rahn Bay NAF, RVN
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2nd Aviation Company (Fixed-Wing Tactical Transport)
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3rd Radio Research Unit (Aviation Section)
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3rd Helicopter BN
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6th
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F Troop, 8th Air CAV BLUE GHOSTS & NIGHTHAWK
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8th Transportation Company and Battalion (LtHel)
All sizes needed
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9th AVN BN Patches and Beercans
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15th AVN CO
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238th AWC with 4 Tabs: "I CORPS, II CORPS, CAMBODIA, LAOS"
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