USA Underwater Demolition Team Distinguishing Mark Cloth Winter Uniform Obsolete
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:379443 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
A mint condition example of an original, obsolete Navy Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) Distinguishing Mark insignia, incloth for the Winter uniform.. DistinguishingMarks for Divers were abolished on 1 July 1975. However, this variant with UDT was never officially recognized andoriginals are rather scarce.. TheNavy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) were an elitespecial-purpose force established by the during WW-II. The...y also served during the Korean War andthe Vietnam War. Their primary function wasto reconnoiter and destroy enemy defensive obstacles on beaches prior toamphibious landings. The UDTsreconnoitered beaches and the waters just offshore, locating reefs, rocks, andshoals that would interfere with landing craft. They also used explosives to demolish underwater obstacles planted bythe enemy. As the U.S. Navy's elitecombat swimmers, they were employed to breach the cables and nets protectingenemy harbors, plant limpet mines on enemy ships, and locate and mark mines forclearing by minesweepers. They also conducted river surveys and foreignmilitary training. TheUDTs pioneered combat swimming, closed-circuit diving, underwater demolitionsand midge submarine (dry and wet submersible) operations. In1983, after additional SEAL training, the UDTs were re-designated as SEAL Teamsor Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Teams(SDVTs). SDVTs have since been re-designatedsSEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams. Paymentby normal means as used in the past, will provide address, in addition toPaypal. Domestic shipping $1.00un-insured regular mail or $3.85 for insured U.S. mail, however will alwayscombine shipping of multiple winnings. Foreign air mail rate is $2.00. As foreign insured mail is not available, can ship via registered mailat cost of $13.35. These rates reflectthe 27 January 2019 U.S. Postal Service increase but are much less than actualcosts. Please contact within 3 days ofauction ending. Please contact me withany questions.NOTE: Will ship worldwide and always combine shippingcosts. Iam a member of the International Parachutist & Special Forces InsigniaCollector Group, 'Chute & Dagger and the American Society of MilitaryInsignia Collectors -ASMIC and the American Airborne Association –AmericanAirborneAssn.- The International Parachutist &Special Forces Insignia Collector Group is now accepting membershipapplications for 2019. If you are not amember of this 47-year-old militaria collector’s and historian group and are interestedin joining, please ask and we will provide an email address so an applicationform can be sent to you. PratrooperParachutiste Fallschirmjäger αλεξιπτωτιστήςvýsadkář para 落下傘降下兵낙하산병pára-quedistaдесантникparacaidistaParachutist伞兵 Fallschirmspringer parašutista paracadutista落下傘兵낙하산병spadochroniarzпарашютистAirborne Aéroporté空降 in de luchtluftgetragenenαερομεταφερόμενωνve vzduchuaerotrasportato 空中공기로 운반되는w powietrzuбортовойaerotransportadoбортовийSpecialForcesforces spéciales特种部队ειδικές δυνάμειςspeciálních sil forze speciali특수 부대원 siły specjalne forças especiaisспецназ las fuerzas especiales Commando别动队 Kommandoκαταδρομέαςkomando コマンドー특공대 коммандосcomandoкоммандосSAS SCUBA SEAL UDTKSK Combat Diver plongeurs decombat作战潜水员 Kampftaucherκαταπολέμηση δύτης combattimento subacqueo 戦闘ダイバー전투 잠수부 walka nurek mergulhador de combateбоевой водолазbuceador de combateCombat Swimmer nageurs de combat战斗游泳Kampfswimmertechniken κολυμβητής μάχης boj plaveccombattimento nuotatore 戦闘のスイマー전투 요원pływak walkinadador de combateбоевой пловецcombatir la nadadora бойової плавець бойової водолаз; Vietnam GodBless America!!!!!!!
