U S Army patches

[Ian Dunn]

can anyone tell me if there was a set distance from top of shoulder (epaulette) to top of

 

(left arm).....................101st eagle patch and from patch to rank(first sergent)

 

(right arm)...................stars and stripes and from patch to rank(first sergent)

 

this is on WW11 U S M43 Jacket

 

thanks

 

Ian

[M8Greyhound]

Hi Ian...distance from arc on 101st patch to shoulder seam......is 1/2" then a further 1/2 " from bottom tip of patch to tip or point of rank chevrons.

 

101st didnt generally use arm flags more often for Holland they used arm bands....the 82nd used flags.

 

Now that is generic rather than indiidual specific........

 

but for 1st Sgt stripes the flag posistion was known to have been sewn over the tip of the stripes.

 

Hope thius helps mate

 

Regards

 

Lloyd

[Ian Dunn]

Thanks Lloyd

 

for the info i may not have all the gear yet but i am trying to get the look right!!!!!

 

Ian

[M8Greyhound]

Sound start Ian..the trouble is doing AIRBORNE is that there are a lot of stitch nazis around that will point and laugh from a distance if you look way off base.

 

Getting the "look" right is a great start.

 

With and M43 jacket on you can accuratley portray anything from Holland to Germany.

 

Anything you need to know give us a shout

 

Regards

 

Lloyd

[Ian Dunn]

The main reason for doing Airborne is because each year we have a 'war on the line' weekend on the Bodmin Steam Railway this is in conjunction with Cornwall MVT (of which i am a member)(and a kind of sub group) The Southwest Battlegroup

as most of the other members are either British or U S Airborne

 

U S is cheaper to do and also it looks better going in a Jeep or Jimmy on a convoy

 

 

 

Ian