Posted on May 31, 2014
Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge?
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When I shot on a USAR rifle and pistol team in the late 1980's one of the NCO's that ran the ranges at Camp Smith in NY had a glider badge. He got it in 1949. We had an officer with a Philippine Scouts combat patch as well. To say both were rare is an understatement as I haven't seen either since.
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My great uncle- 82nd ABN Glider certified, WWII. And he did I believe he told me one of each landing.
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No one active. WWII vets at Ft Bragg during All American week back in the 80's. A few guys at VA with glider wings on hats. Also WWII vets.
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No I haven't, but the question reminded me of a badge I haven't seen in a long time, the Jungle Expert badge. I think the training for it was in Panama.
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Criteria: The Glider Badge of the United States Army was first created in June 1944. The award was intended to recognize those members of the Army who had been trained in glider assault tactics and was presented upon completion of a combat glider flight into enemy held territory. The badge was considered a successor decoration to the Glider Pilot Badge. Following the end of World War II, the Glider Badge was authorized to any service member who had completed glider or airborne unit training at the Airborne Department of Infantry School. The glider badge was also award during the Korean War and Vietnam War to any service member who performed a combat glider assault into enemy territory. In the 1980s, the Glider Badge was declared obsolete due in part to the decline of glider warfare.
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