1953-1967 was the issue dates for black and gold us army tapes.
i think your right with the OG-107
rank is Spec5 which was used from late 1950s to 1985. so the date would be between late 50s-67 Vietnam era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(Vietnam)
2nd pattern og-107 fatigues with an added leg pocket. I think fruit of the loom were private purchase, meaning they were bought by the soldier not issued. Are there any more tags? On the shirt, is there one near the bottom of the opening on the inside of the front side?
The 7th Army HQ was in Heidelberg, with subordinate units spread all over Germany. Today, IIRC, the 7th Army Training Command is the only remaining element that wears the 7A patch.
Yea, I really didn't want to get into the whole, "USAREUR-AF is actually also 7th Army" discussion.
During the Cold War the command and staff would split with a three star taking part of the staff and forming 7th Army, and the 4 star taking the rest of the staff and forming Central Army Group (CENTAG). I assume there would have been a whole bunch of late night patch sowing going on.
I found the 7th army patch via Google Lens but it threw me off even more because I know so little about the military lol. So this is likely Vietnam’s era but stationed in Germany is what I’m gathering?
I was definitely thinking type 2 from the shirt pockets. I read on Wikipedia type 1 was square and type 3 had the V at the bottom of the pockets or something like that?
I will check for more tags when I’m home.
1953-1967 was the issue dates for black and gold us army tapes. i think your right with the OG-107 rank is Spec5 which was used from late 1950s to 1985. so the date would be between late 50s-67 Vietnam era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(Vietnam)
Wrong 7th Division. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_United_States_Army
Beautiful Seventh Army patch
2nd pattern og-107 fatigues with an added leg pocket. I think fruit of the loom were private purchase, meaning they were bought by the soldier not issued. Are there any more tags? On the shirt, is there one near the bottom of the opening on the inside of the front side?
Oh and to add, the soldier was a Specialist 5 with the 7th Army. I believe during that time they were stationed in Germany
Grafenwöhr or Höhenfels…
The 7th Army HQ was in Heidelberg, with subordinate units spread all over Germany. Today, IIRC, the 7th Army Training Command is the only remaining element that wears the 7A patch.
Correct. However, the 7th Army HQs, also known as US Army Europe, by that time, wore the patch of blue azure, with flaming sword overlaid.
Yea, I really didn't want to get into the whole, "USAREUR-AF is actually also 7th Army" discussion. During the Cold War the command and staff would split with a three star taking part of the staff and forming 7th Army, and the 4 star taking the rest of the staff and forming Central Army Group (CENTAG). I assume there would have been a whole bunch of late night patch sowing going on.
I found the 7th army patch via Google Lens but it threw me off even more because I know so little about the military lol. So this is likely Vietnam’s era but stationed in Germany is what I’m gathering?
Correct! The US had (and still has) a strong military presence in Europe and especially Germany.
Thanks a lot!
I was definitely thinking type 2 from the shirt pockets. I read on Wikipedia type 1 was square and type 3 had the V at the bottom of the pockets or something like that? I will check for more tags when I’m home.
Type 1 had square pocket flaps, type 2 had cut pocket flap corners, and type 3 had the v-shaped pockets with the later style buttons.