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Lee-Jackson Militaria
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Army Security Agency
and MI successor Units
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aka "Radio Research" in Vietnam
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New Arrival Items are listed on
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( WWII Patches from One Collector )
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For Ordering information contact: Jack@LJMilitaria.com
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For ASA (RR) Flying Units, see Army Aviation Pages
For Special Operation Detachments: Special Forces Page
ASA Units converted to MI designators circa 1976
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Sample of ASA/RR/MI patches LISTED on Aviation Pages
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3rd Radio Research Unit (Aviation Section), the "4-Balled Cat" patch
Chain-stitched with Red felt backing - hard to find earlier insigna
see on Army Aviation page
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"THE SNOOPERS" and "RU-8D SEMINOLE WHISPER JET"
Both from the same collection
(see the early 3rd RRU(AVN Section) 4-Balled Cat patch from the same collection)
(He also had: 138th AVN CO(RR), 371tst Left Bank, and several "Guard Rail" and Mohawk(MI) patches)
see on Army Aviation page
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138th AVN CO (RR) Project Laffing Eagle
Vietnam made Beercan DI
see on Army Aviation page
 see on Aviation page, 138th section
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138th Military Intelligence Company(AE) Pilot's Group
( See Grouping on Army Aviation pages, 138th section )
see on Army Aviation page
 ( see on Army Aviation page )
see on Army Aviation page
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371st RRC's Project Left-Bank
See Left-Bank patches on the 371st Aviation Page
  Left Bank "HUNTERS"
  See Left-Bank patches on the 371st RRC's Aviation Page
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138th Aviation Company(RR), 224th Aviation Battalion(RR)
see on 138th AVN Co section
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Army Security Agency SSI
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1960s Khaki Cut-edge
minor variations
 ASA SSI, UnUsed.....inquire
( If you want a specific patch, describe it: top-row center or etc. )
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1960s Khaki Cut-edge, Used Condition
minor variations
 ASA SSI, RFU (threads not removed), Used.....inquire
Top-Right, Used.......(SOLD)
Bottom-Center, Used............(SOLD)
( If you want a specific patch, describe it: top-row center or etc. )
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1960s Merrowed-Edge (ME)
ME SSIs first produced in 1966, see 173rd Airborne Brigade
  wide border, RFU, Used......inquire
upper part of leg-feathers frayed, RFU, Used......inquire
RFU, Used....inquire
long-pigtail, RFU, Used....inquire
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Early Subdued ASA SSIs
ME SSIs first produced in 1966, see 173rd Airborne Brigade
( I do not know when the first Subuded ASA SSIs were worn - Worldwide wear was Mandated by the DA on July 1, 1970 )
( I believe subdued SSIs were worn on Okinawa in late 1968 - early 1969, but take that with a grain of salt(?) )
 Top Row:
Cut-edge made on Okinawa/Japan, RFU, does not lay flat (common for Oki made insignia), Used.....(sold)
black sun-faded to dark-green, RFU, Used.....inquire
RFU, Used.....inquire
still has the masking tape on the pigtail, RFU, Used.....inquire
Bottom Row:
RFU, Used.....inquire
still has madking tape on pigtail, RFU, Used.....inquire
RFU, Used.....inquire
probably in New Condition(?)...........inquire
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| 3rd USASA Field Station ( patches removed from a Tour Jacket )
 3rd USASA Field Station at Sobe, Okinawa, "Red Devil Spook", 3.75" Japan made.......(Sold)
3rd USASAFS novelty patch, Okinawa, Japan made, Used.....(RARE)......inquire
  "RYCOM" (Ryukyus Command) "Teen Age Club Okinawa", 5 3/8", Used.........inquire
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Shemya USASAFS Pocket Hanger
79th USASA Special Operations Unit (76th SOU) Redesignated United States Army Security Agency Field Station Shemya circa 1967-68
(Thanks to a veteran of "The Rock")
  "FORT SHEMYA" 6" Japan made Pocket Hanger, UnUsed.......Inquire
Ethiopia "Empire of the Lion of Juda", removed from ASA Tour Jacket, Used.......(sold)
Kagnew Station, 4th USASAFS, Asmara, Eritrea, issue, UnUsed.......(sold)
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3rd Radio Research Unit Mobile Detachment Beercan DI
"KHONG BIET" (I don't understand?)
scanned at 300dpi
  3rd RRU DET, probably for DET "J" at Danang or Phu Bai, sometimes called the "Crapper Crest", made in Vietnam, early-style pinback, Used.....inquire
Opinions on who this wore the Beercan DI
After checking several ASA/RR web sites I am not sure of who designed or wore the "3RRUDET." Bombsight Beercan DI.
There are two main opinions from RR Veterans as to who wore the DI:
1. It was for the 3rd RRU's Mobile Detachment "J" and worn at Danang and probably later at Phu Bai.
2. or, worn by the Mobile PRD-1 Teams in 1961 before SP4 Davis was KIA.
My opinion, I think it was worn by both sub-units of the 3rd RRU in 1961 and later.
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3rd Radio Research Unit
 Made in Vietnam, RFU, stains, Used......(Sold)
3rd RRU, Vietnamese made, Saigon Unit from the early days, UnUsed.......inquire
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3rd Radio Research Unit
Headquarters Compound for ASA in Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon
Davis Station named after Specialist Fourth Class (SP4) Davis who is listed as the first KIA in Vietnam
 Beercan "Davis Station", Vietnam made, Used.........inquire
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ASA/RR DUIs Local and US Made
scanned at 300dpi
 ASA "Vigilant Always", G-23, Used......(sold)
"Vigilant Always", V-21, Used......(sold)
313th ASA BN "Savoir C'est Pouvoir", D-22, Used......inquire
301st ASA BN, "Through the Night", D-22, Used......(sold)
175th Radio Research Company (175th RRC), "Nguoi Den Truoc Nhat Ve Sau Het", damaged by the maker plus the wearer, Beercan made in Vietnam, Used.......inquire
( Signal Corps orange was probably used to add to their cover of "Radio Research" )
508th ASA Group "SPOOK", well-constructed in Korea with large-base nails, Used.......inquire
303rd Army Security Agency Battalion, "Primi Noscere", Used......(sold)
( "G-23", "V-21", and etc. = the Maker's DOD authorized designator )
( stored in ASA patch box )
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3rd MIB (AE)
Grisly Hunter project
 Aerial Exploitation "Winged Vigilence"(?), made in Korea, Unused......inquire
( I think they worked out of Camp Humphrey, Korea )
INTEL Project, probably late-1980s(?), made in Korea, Unused.....inquire
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4th CARRS - IV Corps Advisory Support
IV Corps Can Tho Advisor(y) Center
  4th CARRS Advisory "TRUNG TAM" Can Tho, Vietnam, made in-country, UnUsed.....inquire
( Patch probably used by U.S. personnel to get by the ARVN Compound Guards without a hassle; this was a common practice by ASAers who had to enter Vietnamese compounds and did not want to waste time with guards...i.e., JGS )
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TUSLOG DET-4 Diogenes Station (Sinop, Turkey)
"SILERE DEFENSUS"
"The Hill", Sunny Sinop by the Sea!
( A place easily forgotten! )
( A Blind man looking for an Honest man...or something like that )
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 made in Turkey(?), era unknown, excellent construction, UnUsed.....(sold)
( stored in Gray Cabinet )
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ASA Station overlooking the Black Sea
UnUsed.....inquire
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United States Army Field Station Sinop, Turkey
'HIPPODROME' ( Bankhead III ? )
 5", looks unused, must have had some hard-storage, older plastic/cheesecloth backing ( this style of plastic backing was first used by the USAF circa 1965-66 ), unsure when/where this patch was made, damage to border, UnUsed.....(sold)
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7th Radio Research Field Station
Ramasun Station
(Ramasan Station)
( Unit started in spring of 1965 after we paid-off the Thais with large bribes of Vehicles and training;
grew out of the Bangkok based 5th RRU and augmented by fillers from ASA Pacific )
  "RAMASUN" Station, Thai made, UnUsed.......inquire
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Aluminum Insignia removed from a wooden Plaque
 7th RRFS, High-Quality Thai made plate for a plaque, removed from a plaque-will not lay(lie) flat; paint is in near-perfect condition, Used......inquire
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Thailand Made ASA (Radio Research) Insignia
 "THE GROUP ACSI ISHTARS" (ACSI =Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence), UnUsed........inquire
"ASA SKATE", 7th Radio Research Field Station in Udorn (Ramasun Station opened in 1965), 3.5", Unused....inquire
Ramasan(Ramasun) Station (7th RRFS) "QRF" (Quick ReAction Force), UnUsed.............inquire
Novelty Tiger patch from 7th RRFS in Udorn, Thailand, 4 5/8" long, UnUsed...........inquire
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8th Radio Research Field Station Phu Bai, Vietnam, Mac's Marauders
"GUNNER, God is our Shot-Gun"
"Uncle Meat"
  Larger 8th RRFS patch, Armored Truck used as a Convoy Escort(?), made in Vietnam, UnUsed......inquire
How time changed the mode of travel, replacements use to ride the train from Saigon to Phu Bai in the early-days.
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11th Radio Research Unit
supported the Big Red One in 1965-66
Redesignated 337th RRC
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"Savoir c'est pouvoir" = Knowledge is power
"If you know (alot of things) you can do (a lot of things)"
"The more you know the more you're efficient"
  11th RRU, Viet Hand-embroidered, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
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3508AK - 12th USASAFS Chitose Kuma Bear  3508A - Army Security Agency Kuma Station “going-home” Bear, carved by the Ainu people(see below), named with period of service at 12th USASA Field Station 1963-71,
Unit located at Chitose, Hokaiddo, Japan, 2-3 minor scratches, Used........inquire
 The Ainu (meaning “human”) are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido Island.
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12th United States Army Security Agency Kuma Field Station
Based at Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Eagle with his "cans" on listening at a door & peeping through the keyhole
 very large Japan made back patch, UnUsed.....inquire
( stored in SITE done box )
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101st Radio Research Company
'DELTA TO THE DMZ'
  101st RRC, made in Vietnam, post-September 1966 era, UnUsed.......inquire
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7th Radio Research Unit
early RVN Era, cover designator for the 101st ASA Company in Vietnam from March 1963 to September 1966
  Hand-embroidered in Vietnam, UnUsed.........(sold)
( do not confuse this unit with the 7th RRFS in Udorn, Thailand )
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175th RRFS
"First In - Last Out", Army Security Agency in Vietnam
  made in Vietnam, maker's glue on border by the "17", UnUsed.....(sold)
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226th Army Security Agency Company - 1962 to 1967
 226th USASA CO "MOUNTAIN MEN" (Snuffy Smith), 5 3/8" on Black Felt, Used.........inquire
"CHAIRBORNE", came from same Tour Jacket as the 226th, Used.....inquire
The Company stationed on "Kunghwa Island"(?)
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| 265th Radio Research Company 101st Airborne Division Direct Support Unit
  265th RRC (ABN DSU = Airborne Direct Support Unit ), made in Vietnam, UnUsed....inquire
( also on : htm & RVN Era page under 101st ABD )
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 265th RRC, made in Vietnam, UnUsed.....inquire
265th RRC, Vietnam made, UnUsed....(sold)
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303rd Radio Research Battalion
"Combat Courier Service"
"HANOI LONG BIEN SAIGON"
  Stationed at Long Binh, "MDC", Vietnamese hand-embroidered, UnUsed....inquire
MDC = Message Distribution Center(?)
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  303rd RR BN "MDC" "Combat Courrier Service", Vietnamese hand-embroidered, UnUsed.....inquire
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313th Army Security Agency Battalion
"SAVOIR C EST POUVOIR" = KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
May be UnCommon as "E23" is not listed in the ASMIC book I have.
scanned at 300dpi
 313th ASA BN, reverse reads: "E23 Made in U.S.A.", DI has original clutches, Used......inquire
( E23 = Emblem Supply Company, Rhode Island )
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313th Radio Research Battalion
stationed at Nha Trang, RVN
  313th RR BN Dog holding the 509th's Tiger(?), made in Vietnam, UnUsed.....inquire
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  DET 8, 330th RRC, stationed at Pleiku, Made in Vietnam, UnUsed....inquire
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7936LS - ASA Officer's Shirt from Pleiku
  see on Clothing page
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332nd Army Security Agency Company
"TEETH OF THE TIGER"
  Pocket Hanger for the 332nd ASA Company, UnUsed......inquire
( More 332nd items below listed with 509th Group items )
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partial History
332nd ASA Company in Korea from September 1971 to June 1982
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335th Radio Research Company
"The Long Range Radio Research Team"
  made in Vietnam, UnUsed.....inquire
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IV Corps Management Authority
 "DELTA MAC IV CMA", Viet made Beercan DI, Used.....(sold)
( the 335th RRC left the 9th Infantry Division (Riverine) at Dong Tam and relocated to Can Tho to manage
the collection effort in IV Corps, circa December 1969 - April 1971 )
( CMA = Collection Management Authority )
( MAC = Military Assistance Command )
( DELTA = Southern Military Region (IV Corps) of South Vietnam )
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400th ASA SOD (ABN)
U. S. Army Security Agency Special Operations Detachment (Airborne)
supported the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) on Okinawa
  'AIRBORNE' Pocket Hanger used on Okinawa, Oki made, UnUsed......inquire
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403rd SOD (ABN), 5th SFGA
 ( see on Special Forces page, SOD section )
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508th ASA Group and 332nd ASA Company
Korean made insignia
 332nd Operation Company (Forward), UnUsed....(sold)
332nd ASA "ALWAYS TURNING", 4.75", UnUsed.......(sold)
"USASA MILITARY POLICE" arc, UnUsed.......inquire
332nd USASA Infantry "WE CARRY THE LOAD" "RATT", UnUsed.....(sold)
508th (Group) ASA Honor Guard, UnUsed......inquire
508 (Group) Security Guard, UnUsed.......inquire
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332nd Motor Pool
 332nd Army Security Agency's Motor Pool, 4 7/8" Korean Era (1971 - 1982), UnUsed.......inquire
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partial History
332nd ASA Company in Korea from September 1971 to June 1982
508th United States Army Security Agency Group in Korea from 1956 to 1967
( The ASA has been in Korea from 1950 to the Present Day; known by other designators )
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Older "ABLE" Eagle Monitoring w/headphones on; eye on the keyhole
508th United States Army Security Agency Group in Korea
 Large Army Security Agency (ASA), Older Novelty patch, "ABLE" might be "Able Trick" (one of the rotating intercept groups), notice the old style tennis shoes, RFU, Used........inquire
Larger 508th USASA, Korea novelty patch, UnUsed........inquire
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Very-Large Japan made ASA Back Patch
  10.25" Novelty Patch "IN GOD WE TRUST ALL OTHERS WE MONITOR", Used...........inquire
( another version of this unofficial-motto: "In God We Trust - The Vatican We Monitor" )
( stored with Blood Chits )
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3508DZ - Army Security Agency (ASA) Monitor Eagle
IN GOD WE TRUST, ALL OTHERS WE MONITOR
  3508DZ - Very-Large (11"+) Eagle with Earphones, made in Asia, UnUsed......inquire
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751st Military Intelligence Battalion, circa 1988 to 2000
"HUZZIES"
Formerly the USASAFS Korea at Zoeckler Station, Camp Humphries, Korea
  "751" 751st MI BN, made in Korea, UnUsed......inquire
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partial History
United States Army Security Agency Field Station, Korea Redesignated 751st MI BN January 7, 1988
751st MI BN Redesignated 527th MI BN June 16, 2000
527th Military Intelligence Battalion Redesignated 719th MI BN (date unknown)
Assigned to the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade in Korea
( I think this is correct - got more info or corrections - send them )
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3508AB - Vietnamese Matches
ASA Veteran's Bringback
 click on picture for details
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United States Army Electronics Warfare School (USAEWS)
"UT OMNES COLLABORENT GENTES"
I am guessing this is part of the Fort Huachuca ASA/MI function(?)
I saw one reference that the unit also had some functions at Fort Sill, OK
  could be circa 1970s(?), Unused......inquire
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REPRODUCTIONs
made in Korea, circa 1980 - late-1990s
 all in UnUsed Condition..........inquire
Top-Left, Cobra-Eagle's Claw.................sold
( I think these may have been made to sell on an ASA Veteran's site or at a Re-Union? )
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see this link for details on ASA(RR) Airborne activities in Vietnam:
http://www.nsa dot gov/vigilance/vigil00005.cfm
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For associated Insignia
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Defense Language Institute
Many of the ASA Linquists were trained at Monterrey
  DLI at Monterrey, California, (made on "pebble" cloth = could be late-1960s thru 1970s), UnUsed.....inquire
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Marine Corps Air Force
  Navy
 click on pictures
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Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ-2) Squadron
Flew A-3D Skywarriors and many other aircraft in their long history
 click on picture for details
something for the ASAers who flew with Squadron
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UI/Mystery Items
If you can ID an item, contact: Jack@LJMilitaria.com )
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UI#377 - Horse's Head patch made in Japan/Okinawa, possibly the 319th TCS(Commando)?, anyone know an ID for the chess Knight?
Ideas on this one: might be connected with the 902nd MI GP, 500th MI GP(Japan), 640th MI BN(have a Horse's Head on their patch), or ?
 UI#100 - "401 Clean Livers", Thai made, I assume it means "Straight Arrow"(?)......The Dog must be a "Straight Arrow", what does "401" mean (was there a Project in Laos known as "401")?
UI#101 - "SPOOKS INC.", Thai made, Looks to be an Army Security Agency(Radio Research) or Air Force Security Service Airborne Radio Direction Finding(ARDF) unit....notice the "OO" has on earphones....maybe an ARDF aircrew novelty patch ?
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Viewers disregard this section:
8th Radio Research Field Station
Phu Bai, RVN
 7936DE - see details on this
313th ASA & MI Battalion Parachutist's Insignia
 313th ASA BN Oval, used until 1976, UnUsed......(sold)
313th MI BN Flash, used after 1975, Unused.......(sold) Hand-painted Radio Research "Wounded" Tiger Patch
"NOLI NON LEGITIME CARBOR UNDEM EST" --- this is not Latin but it is translated "Don't let the bastards wear you down"
 3rd RRU DET, probably for DET "J" at Danang or Phu Bai, sometimes called the "Crapper Crest", made in Vietnam, Used.....
Tiger was hand-painted, motto may be from a decal (or?), painted on thin canvas applied to a thin piece of felt, Used......
 3rd RRU175th RRFS
  3rd Radio Research Unit, 3.5" Vietnamese made, Saigon Unit from the early days, UnUsed......
175th Radio Research Field Station, Viet made, successor unit to the 3rd RRU, UnUsed....(sold)
  Could be "Able" Trick(?)
Large (4.5" x 5.5") Army Security Agency (ASA), Older Novelty patch, used, EC+.........moved
11th Radio Research Unit
supported the Big Red One in 1965-66
Redesignated 337th RRC
"Savoir c'est pouvoir" = Knowledge is power
"If you know (alot of things) you can do (a lot of things)"
"The more you know the more you're efficient"
  11th RRU, Viet Hand-embroidered, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....(sold)
 11th Radio Research Unit "SAVOIR C'EST POUVOIR", very nice Viet Chain-stitch, minor tanish discoloration, UnUsed..(sold)
265th Radio Research Company, 5" Vietnam made, supported 101st Airborne Division, Unused..(sold)
( see above for other 265th RRC patches )
303rd Radio Research Battalion
stationed at Long Binh
 303rd Radio Research Battalion's Headquarters Company's Unit Personnel Office(UPO), Reproduction Section, 4 3/8" Vietnamese made, stationed at Long Binh, UnUsed.......(sold)
330th Radio Research Company, Detachment 8, Pleiku, Viet made, part of the 313th RR BN, Unused....(sold)
( SEE BELOW FOR ANOTHER 330th RRC DET 8 patch )
 ( SEE BELOW FOR ANOTHER 330th RRC DET 8 patch )
328th Radio Research Unit
(Worked the Chu Lai AO in late-1968 to ?; later redesignated 328th RRC)
 328th RRU, 4.75" Vietnam made, notice the "OOs" have small black dots to simulate Eyeballs, tiny white flecks are paper-remnants from the tailor shop, Unused....(sold)
(you can remove the flecks if you need to)
(Supported the newly formed Americal (23rd) Infantry Division when it took over the MARDIV AO around Chu Lai)
 "TRACER ROUND" ASA 4 5/8" Korean made(?), Project started in 1974, UnUsed.......(sold)
("TRACER ROUND" provided the first US Army tactical capability to exploit foreign: missiles, rockets, & artillery)
Tactical HUMINT Team 6
KFOR Rotation 6B
 MI, 28th ID, & 49th IB tied-in together on this patch, 6 7/8" wide, UnUsed....(sold)( does not lay flay = tailor shop did it )
( see this link for more info: http://www.tffalcon.hqusareur.army dot mil/PDFs/6B/12-18.pdf )
 Large 5" Field Station Korea, "Silent Warrior" "PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA" "RITE DE PASSAGE"....(sold)
407th Radio Research Detachment
supported 1st Brigade/5th Infantry Division(Mechanized)
407th RRD-MECH, Viet made, Unused..(sold)
335th Radio Research Company "DELTA MAC IV CMA", Viet made, UnUsed..(sold)
(the 335th RRC left the 9th Infantry Division(Riverine) at Dong Tam and relocated to Can Tho to manage
the collection effort in IV Corps, circa December 1969 - April 1971)
( CMA = Collection Management Authority )
TUSLOG DET-4 at Sinop, Turkey
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