Korean War KMAG Advisor Group – Uniform, Insignia, Photographs
This is a grouping of military items I acquired directly from the veteran. He had been a KMAG advisor during the Korean War. This auction includes:
• 3 Overseas caps in excellent condition (green wool, khaki wool, and khaki cotton)
• Officers Class A “Pinks & Greens” w/ Infantry ciphers, DI’s, Lt Rank, and an interesting 5th Division patch w/ a white border.
• Khaki wool officer shirt and trousers with officer rank, three-place ribbon bar, KMAG patch, and AMAZING hand-made South Korean insignia (quilted bullion on velvet).
• Loose, never sewn hand-made Korean shoulder patch in quilted silk embroidery with Korean newspaper on the back. The vet said this piece of insignia was given to him as a gift from the Korean commander he worked with.
• Dog Tags
• Loose Insignia including: three 5th Army patches, hand embroidered name tape on HBT, three KMAG patches with tabs, machine embroidered 2nd Lt bars on HBT in wax paper envelope, White printed name tape, 5th Division patch.
• Korean-made swagger stick made from .50 caliber shell and 30-6 shell.
• Korean-made wood name plaque.
• 2 Recent photos of vet holding his uniform (taken by me).
• 70 original black and white photos from Korea.
