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THE CAT PATCH GALLERY

 

>This is an original Cat Patch,  its provenance being from a 503d veteran. Not many of these patches, being felt, have  survived the years.

< Although the embroidery is identical to the cat above, the  color of the backing felt is clearly a variation.

 >This is the patch from Jim Mullaney's A-2 leather jacket.  Jim writes..."I was issued this jacket in June or July  1942 at Fort Bragg.  Everyone didn’t get one and there was some grumbling when yours truly - a lowly 2nd Lt. - received his.  Seems I had a close friend in supply who made these decisions.  His name is Elden Campbell and he presently lives in Virginia.  After arriving in Aussieland, Elden was in charge of the parachute packing and drying sheds in Gordonvale.   After all these years I still remember him as if it were yesterday…"

 

< Occasionally a patch will appear on eBay.com and will get sold for some hideous price. This was one of them. I don't want to say what it sold for, I might want to buy one some day. 

> This is a modern version which I obtained at the Fayetteville Reunion, and it is beautifully detailed fully embroidered example.  It is particularly difficult to get a golden thread effect without golden thread, though the light brown background does come close. It's a beautiful patch any way you judge it.  

< A genuine fully embroidered disc version, with an embroidered olive drab border. For provenance, see article above. 

(Photo courtesy Les Hughes)

> Though faded, this is a beautiful example. It illustrates the difficulty of reproducing a golden background.  I have seen some so-called 'authority' on the internet describe the 503d PIR patch as an 'angry bee', which sounds like a good way to start a fight if ever there was one.

THE 503d PRCT "ROCK PATCH" GALLERY

 

THE 462D PFAB DEVIL PATCHGO TO TOP OF PAGEREGIMENTAL H.Q.GENERAL H.Q. THE 503D PRCT ROCK PATCH GALLERY

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