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    Posted 12 years ago

    AirFighter
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    Lot of vintage military pins. I believe the one with the three stars is for the rank of Lieutenant General, but I am not sure for which branch of the service. I think some of the pins are called Distinguishing Unit Insignia pins but I am unsure of what the represent. There is a very small triangle pin with "I / 15/ A M" on it. Any help is appreciated.

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    1. scottvez scottvez, 12 years ago
      The pins on the left side are DISTINCTIVE Unit Insignia (DUI)-- I am not sure of the units.

      The small ribbon with stars looks like a WW2 era Japanese Sergeant Major rank.

      Below that the gold shield with eagle is US rank for Specialist-5. It is the equivalent in pay to a Sergeant, but represents a soldier NOT in a leadership position. This was used in the US Army through the late 70s/ early 80s but the rank no longer exists.

      The large wing looks like it is a Master Parachutist badge-- not US.

      The caduceus with "MS" is Medical Service Corp insignia for an officer (US).

      The blue backed helmet and shield is a United States Military Academy (West Point) DUI for cadre.

      scott
    2. AirFighter, 12 years ago
      Thank you very much Scott for all of the help!
    3. creading, 10 years ago
      The small triangle pin is a 15 years of service pin for the International Association of Machinists. I recently came across three of these pins and found your old post here while researching them.

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