Jim Baker Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Here is an Armor School DUI. Is this from the WWII period? It is marked sterling on the reverse.Sorry about the pic, these are hard to get a good shot with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 The reverse.... Again, any and all opinions are welcome. Thanks much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 The reverse.... Again, any and all opinions are welcome. Thanks much.According to my ASMIC Motto list it as the WWII Armored Force Replacement Training Center (RTC). This was mostly likely at Fort Knox, but there many have been several of these in the US and overseas. The Quartermaster Corps, for example had two RTCs, one at Fort Lee and one at Fort Francis E. Warren in Woyming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 One additional note, I think the Armored Force RTC was activated in 1940 or 1941 in the general moblization before WWII so this may be pre or early WWII. Shortly after the start of WWII the Army stopped producting DUIs for new units to conserve metals essential to the war effort. These also could also have been produced near the end of the war as the need for metals was reduced. There was an article on silver DUIs in ASMIC's "Training Post" many years ago, but my copies are burried somewhere in the house or garage. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Hi Kevin,Thanks much for the information. Most appreciated!! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 No problem, I do have a small collection of Armor/Cav crests and patches, but have mostly concentrated on Infantry over the years. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Great!!Always looking for another US armor fan. I'm going to start another thread with a Armor Group patch (8GP). Maybe you can give an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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