USAF 3rd Air Rescue Squadron / Detachment 1 / Sikorsky H-19 / ARS-MATS / Korea Patch
This amazing historical piece came from a member of the United States Air Force A/1C Michael J. Carey Jr. from the 3rd Air Rescue Squadron from 1951-52. The patch came attached to scrapbook that belonged to this Airman and consists of 230 photographs from 8x10 and smaller snap-shot photos. There are 17 8x10 pictures, 3rd ARS basketball team, unit commander, etc.; 9 pictures of military aircraft; 191 personal military pictures and 13 home front pictures. The military personal pictures were taken at Lowry AFB, Co, Johnson AFB, Misawa AFB and Yokota AFB all in Japan and Seoul City Air Base Korea, these are of work areas; barracks life and off-base shots. Aircraft pictures are of the SA-16, Douglas C-124 and the 3rd ARS Sikorsky H-5 and H-19 Chickasaw and one neat shot of the H-5 on the Palace Grounds in Tokyo (1951). The best thing included in the scrapbook is the Japanese made Det. 1-3ARS Korea jacket patch with an H-10 flying over Korea. There is also the unit history, "The 1952 Scramblier", 3rd Air Rescue Sq'n Japan-Korea 1944-1952. The 150-page hardcover book edited by Capt. Norman F. Williams and A/2C Calvin H. Holt and was printed in Japan in 1952. The book is in excellent condition. These two books are being donated to the Pararescue Association and they will go to the Pararescue Museum at Kirtland AFB, NM.
From left to right, A/1C Mike J. Carey Jr. is the second in this picture and the donor of this patch.
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