• Pardon the dust while the boys rebuild the site.

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761st shoulder patch question

K

krakow

Marksman
Can’t seem to find any decent war time pics to help me answer this question. Which sleeve patch would would be worn by the guys on the ground supporting the tanks ? 761st triangle or the Orange circle with the Black Panther ?
 
The 761st was aMedium Tank Battalion so they use the Armored Unit Triangle Patch. The Black Panther Patch was for Tank Destroyer Battalions
 
That’s kinda what I had in mind but found so few pics to back up that thought. I believe DML released and AA figure years and years ago, Wiley maybe, that I seem to recall was representing either the tank battalion or the tank destroyers but had no insignia on the uniform since the fig was wearing a wool greatcoat. Not that DML is or was any kind of authority and insisted on 110% accuracy in their figures.

Thanks !!

Steve
 
Dragon screwed up on that Roscoe figure. The 630 TD Btl. was a white unit. IN FACT there were only 2 AA TD units within the dozens upon dozens of all white Tank Destroyer battalions...people seem to get confused with the distinct patch of a panther head with orange backdrop...thinking it's for Blacks. It's NOT, the white units adopted that design and has nothing to do with any Black unit specifically.


peace
Miguel
 
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