Patch Suggestion please !

[Enigma1938]

I'm playing with the thought of patching my M422a, but I have no idea what to choose.
It should be a usn or a usmc patch ww2 era from a unit / squad with a good history that saw some combat action, no transport stuff or the like and please no cbi.
I don't have the time to read all the history records of every usn or usmc unit / squad, so I'm open to your suggestions.

Thank you

 

[Chandler]

2 words: Butch O'Hare.

 

[ties70]

Vf-72

VMSB-241

Of course you could join @Cocker in the famous VF-26:

 

[B-Man2]

 

[Enigma1938]

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Have it on my arm already

 

[B-Man2]

Have it on my arm already View attachment 76061

I like it !! Cool .
Just as a side note . While I recommended that patch to you because I like it … I have absolutely no friggin idea what unit wore that patch . Some websites say it was VMF 31 …. Others don’t identify it . So please let me know .
Thanks Enigma .

 

[Enigma1938]

I like it !! Cool .
Just as a side note . While I recommended that patch to you because I like it … I have absolutely no friggin idea what unit wore that patch . Some websites say it was VMF 31 …. Others don’t identify it . So please let me know .
Thanks Enigma .

You are right Burt, it's VFA 31 today. But Felix as a squad logo was originally from VF-3

 

[B-Man2]

You are right Burt, it's VFA 31 today. But Felix as a squad logo was originally from VF-3

Thanks Enigma ….. appreciate that.

 

[B-Man2]

Enigma
Just wiki ed VF-3 . Says they were only operational for about 2 years. From July 1 1922 to May of 1924 . Doesn’t sound like it was around too long . I thought that it was a WWII unit but I guess that’s not the case .

 

[Chandler]

Felix was VF-6 during the war -- O'Hare's squadron, as suggested above.

VF-6 - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

VF-3 VF-6 VF-31 Navy Fighter Squadron Patch Felix

VF-3 VF-6 VF-31 Navy Fighter Squadron Military Patch - FELIX the cat holding a bomb

www.popularpatch.com

 

[Chandler]

Have it on my arm already View attachment 76061

Can't see it under the M422...

 

[Royalcrown32]

I still have this patch waiting for the right jacket. VPB-103 squadron.

 

[Enigma1938]

What do you guys think is more durable, leather patches or embroidered cloth patches?

 

[Enigma1938]

I made a patch decision.
I bought this here:

I have already a few patched navy and usaaf jackets, so I decided on my first usmc this time. The VMF-214 has a awesome history and they are still in duty, and of course I was a big fan of the series "Baa Baa black sheep" in the eighties . I like the little corsair on the top of the patch.
Russet usmc nametag with the ww2 style wings is ordered also from Gibson & Barnes (I made the best experiences with their tags).

 

[Enigma1938]

Here are two original patches for reference: