I see a lot of WWII patches offered that are not from WWII. For example, I see good 101st Airborne patches and a greater number of copies, fakes, and mislabelled ones sold without clarifying-or worse claiming...
Collecting WWII Shoulder Patches - Fake or Real? At any given time, Ebay sellers list nearly 5,000 weekly auctions advertising WWII unit patches (shoulder sleeve insignia - SSI) for sale. This is a wonderful...
The Alpha Story Travel back to 1959. Knoxville, Tennessee. The United States Department of Defense recruits Alpha to revamp its military jacket. Why? Because as the jet age takes flight to greater heights and...
Army Combat Uniform The Army Combat Uniform or ACU is the current combat uniform worn by the United States Army. It replaced the Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform. It features a number of...
Army Combat Uniform (ACU) On 14 June 2004 -- the 229th birthday of the United States Army -- the Army today officially unveiled its new combat uniform designed with major input by the Non-Commissioned...
There are always a lot of USN dress uniforms on E Bay that are mis-listed for the time period. Tjis is due to the uniform having changed so little in over 100 years. There are several ways to tell. For the...
Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps The Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps serve to distinguish Marines from members of other services. Among current uniforms in the U.S. military, theirs have...
An intermediate guide by Military-Memorabilia When using this Guide, remember: Two-digit codes were introduced c.1953-54. The transition to three-digit codes occurred around 1964-1965. Many of these companies...