MACV-SOG
This 1964 T-Series Browning Hi-Power 9mm and modified jungle jacket came from a Special Forces veteran who served multiple tours in Vietnam. Both were used by the vet while he served in Kontum with MACV-SOG as a Platoon Leader with B Co. Hatchet Force (Command & Control Central). He also participated in Operation Tailwind and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for Valor.
The jungle jacket is modified with slant pockets added to the upper sleeves. The breast pockets are straightened across the chest with French-style zippers added to the sides for quick access while wearing a STABO, ruck, LBE, etc.
Included with the Browning Hi-Power are original copies of:
- DD 603-1 (War Trophy Registration / Authorization ) form
- A US document from the Provost Marshall in Saigon regarding export permit to transfer the pistol to CONUS (continental United States)
- A South Vietnamese document typed in Vietnamese with the heading “GIAY PHEP GOI SUNG VE HOA-KY” (Firearms Export License)
- A Special Order giving the veteran authorization to “handcarry” the Browning during his PCS (permanent change of station) from Vietnam to United States
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MACV-SOG
Original MACV-SOG 10 (one-zero) vest with blood type (B+) penned on the breast. One Zero vests were worn by Recon Teams (both US and indigenous personnel) during Vietnam. There are different patterns of vest depending on the time period and region. This variation is the one most commonly seen in period SOG photographs, particularly of SOG veteran/author Lynne M Black (see pic).
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MACV-SOG
“On the Ground” was written by MACV-SOG veterans John “Tiltmeyer” Stryker Meyer and John E. Peters. This book is a personal favorite of mine and a must have for all Vietnam militaria collectors and historians. Self published in 2007 and available (in hard cover) at John Meyer’s site “The SOG Chonicles” for only $24.95. You won’t be able to put it down!
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MACV-SOG
This out of print book is a must have for any military library. Author Franklin D. Miller writes with candor about his time with MACV-SOG as a 1-0 (Recon team leader) with CCC (Command and Control Central) and as Medal of Honor recipient. Miller served 6 tours in Vietnam (3/1966 – 11/1972). In addition to receiving the MOH, he received the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, an Air Medal, and six Purple Hearts.
This copy is the first edition hardcover with dust jacket published by Presidio. 205 pages.
Price: SOLD
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MACV-SOG
This is a Vietnam War era Indig (Indigenous) sleeping bag as used by MACV-SOG personel on cross-boarder ops in Laos and Cambodia. Many do not realize that in parts of Vietnam the temperature can drastically drop at night. SOG personnel needed something “sterile” (void of any association to the United States) and lightweight to provide warmth. Some troops used the indigenous sleeping bag, while others used indig poncho liners.
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