Posted on Dec 8, 2015
I am making a shadow box for my father who was in the Air Force from 1968 to 1972. I need some help finding patches.
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Maj Mike Sciales
You are most welcome. Also, if you write to the Air Force personnel center at Randolph AFB, Texas, they can provide medals he was awarded if his records were digitized. Good luck with your project. You're a good son.
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SPC Nancy Greene
I did a shadow box for my Father. He was Army Air Corps during WWII and then USAF during Korea. I had a devil of a time obtaining his medals as the Army said he was Air Force and they said he was Army. It took some time, but I did receive All his medals and awards. The interesting part of my search was the lack of Unit Patches! Since he was the youngest of the seven GREENE boys, he was ALWAYS in a ‘training’ status! My Ungle Eugene was MIA during the Battle of Midway, two oldest brothers too old for Active Duty and neither had any children. The other four brothers managed to connect in Italy during WWII. That meant if my Father was deployed, it might end the GREENE family. So, he was shuffled from training base to training base until the end of Korean Conflict. I guess you might say he was an original ‘Private Ryan’!Maj Mike Sciales
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They would be in USAFE (US Air Forces Europe) Activated at Lindsey AB, Germany. They came directly under USAFE.
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I wasn't able to find anything specific online (sorry) but you can try to get a custom patch made at http://www.tacticalgearjunkie.com/patches/
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
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This may not hep you with this question but can help with other items such as medals. You can request a one time replacement of medals if you are the veteran or descendant of the veteran. See http://www.archives.gov/veterans/replace-medals.html for specifics. Good luck!
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SSgt. Go to air force or call them at lackland air base in tx where they Air Force records is they can help
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Additionally he was with the 4500 Support Squadron at Langley. I am also looking for any unit patch or insignia for that unit, I know it fell under TAC.
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A flag, squadron patches, rank insignia, and his medals/ribbons--just like everyone else who has one? Just because he only served four years doesn't mean he can't commemorate his service that way.
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