G1 Jacket need help with identification

[Thomas Koehle]

Gents,

can someone possibly help out to identify the patches on this jackets?

Especially right chest and shoulder ...

Thank you in advance!

 

[B-Man2]

Hi Thomas
I sent you a PM and a What’s App message .
Let me know if we can get together .
Cheers

 

[Flightengineer]

Thomas, the right chest patch looks like one of the VR-21 patch versions.
I have VR-21 on my original G-1 jacket.

Fleet Tactical Support Squadron Twenty One VR-21 was headquartered at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii and detachments were established at North Island, NAS Alameda, California, and Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. VR-21 operated the Navy’s first dedicated Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft, the Grumman TBM-3R Avenger, and the newer Grumman C-1A Trader, in regular COD service to Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers. VR-21 also operated Convair C-131 Samaritan aircraft, among others, in support of west coast and Pacific Fleet shore transport missions.

More about this unit you can read here:

https://www.hullnumber.com/VR-21



Tiger & Parrot - VA-195 squadron patch circa 1955.

The Tiger and Parrot patch was a modification of the unofficial patch and was in use September of 1955 for at least a year. The origin of the patch, as explained to Herrick M. Drake (O-6, Ret'd) when he checked aboard in 1955, was that the torpedo represented the historical event (from which the unit got its nickname) of the squadron's destruction of the Whanchon Dam during the Korean War. The tiger on his back referred to the previous nickname, The Fighting Tigers, and the parrot on his back referred to a joke that for some reason always came up at squadron parties

More here :

VA-195 | The Skyhawk Association

skyhawk.org

 

[Yogie]

This is a CAG-19 patch

Carrier Air Wing Nineteen made most of the West Pac cruises aboard the CVA-31. Until 1966 when the ship entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard for overhaul. From 1958 to 1965, CVW-19 and Bon Homme Richard were a great team. The VAW-13 Det. Was not on board during the entire cruise, but was crossed during the line times between the airlines. Additional note VF-193 made its last cruise as part of the Air Wing Nineteen in 1963, in October of that year it was renamed VF-142 and began transitioning from the F-3H Demon to the F-4B Phantom. It was replaced by VF-194 on the next two cruises. Carrier Air Group 19 was founded in August 1943. She took part in the battles of World War II at Leyte Golf, Guam, Palau, Morotai and the Landings on Leyte. She has also assisted transportation companies in the Carolina Islands and the Philippines, Bonin, Formosa, Luzon, and Okinawa.
The CAG-19 has also served aboard the Antietam (CV 36), Boxer (CV 21), Princeton (CV 37), Oriskany (CVA-34), Yorktown (CVA-10),Ticonderoga (CVA 14) and Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31).

The Navy first organized the squadrons embarked aboard carriers into Air Groups in 1938, with the Air Group carrying the name of the carrier; the Lexington Air Group served aboard USS Lexington. In 1942 Air Groups were numbered, carrying the same number as their carrier; CVG-9 was embarked aboard USS Essex (CV-9). Today, Air Groups are called Air Wings, but the commander is still referred to as (CAG) Commander Air Group. CVG-19 was re-designated Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) 20 December 1963. Air Groups are task organizations and can be composed of different squadrons and be embarked aboard different carriers, depending on operational requirements.

 

[Thomas Koehle]

VA-195 squadron patch

Thanks for the details!

Any idea where i possibly get a repop of the patch - already checked Ebay, Amazon, usw

 

[Pilot]

Thanks for the details!

Any idea where i possibly get a repop of the patch - already checked Ebay, Amazon, usw

Maybe one of those, not as nice as the one in the OP, but maybe OK:

cag-19 patch for sale | eBay

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[Yogie]

I think the original tiger and parrot patch or a repro patch of the VA-195 will be very hard to find. See the explanation below:

The tiger, rocket (11.75" Tiny Tim) and "feel the breeze" parrot was born at a squadron party at Barbers Point O club, Aug. 1947 (Boxer CV-21 ) deployment.

VA-20A & VA-195 used a Tiger and Parrot crest after 1949. (Aug. 1947 per Tom Howley) There are two versions of the Tiger and Parrot patch. The first Tiger and Parrot patch was unofficially initiated sometime before 1953; but this patch was never officially recognized.
The second Tiger and Parrot patch was a modification of the unofficial patch and was in use September of 1955 for at least a year. The origin of the patch, as explained to Herrick M. Drake (O-6, Ret'd) when he checked aboard in 1955, was that the torpedo represented the historical event (from which the unit got its nickname) of the squadron's destruction of the Hwanchon Dam during the Korean War. The tiger on his back referred to the previous nickname, The Fighting Tigers, and the parrot on his back referred to a joke that for some reason always came up at squadron parties

 

[Thomas Koehle]

I think the original tiger and parrot patch or a repro patch of the VA-195 will be very hard to find. See the explanation below:

The tiger, rocket (11.75" Tiny Tim) and "feel the breeze" parrot was born at a squadron party at Barbers Point O club, Aug. 1947 (Boxer CV-21 ) deployment.

VA-20A & VA-195 used a Tiger and Parrot crest after 1949. (Aug. 1947 per Tom Howley) There are two versions of the Tiger and Parrot patch. The first Tiger and Parrot patch was unofficially initiated sometime before 1953; but this patch was never officially recognized.
The second Tiger and Parrot patch was a modification of the unofficial patch and was in use September of 1955 for at least a year. The origin of the patch, as explained to Herrick M. Drake (O-6, Ret'd) when he checked aboard in 1955, was that the torpedo represented the historical event (from which the unit got its nickname) of the squadron's destruction of the Whanchon Dam during the Korean War. The tiger on his back referred to the previous nickname, The Fighting Tigers, and the parrot on his back referred to a joke that for some reason always came up at squadron parties

Thank you for the details