38th SRS HOG HEAVEN
This patch was the unofficial patch
for 38th aircrews deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa for a TDY with the 376th
Strategic Wing. It shows the famous "hog" sitting on top of a Japanese tori
gate. That tori gate is the sacred gate to a shinto shrine that is the Japanese
symbol for heaven. Besides the 38th SRS HOG HEAVEN patches, there were HOG
HEAVEN patches for the 82nd SRS and the 376 SW DOR as well. The patch is of
typical local manufacture and of the similar shape and size as the other HOG
HEAVEN patches. Information courtesy of Major Greg Ogletree (USAF, Ret.) while
the illustrated patch comes out of MSgt Andy Hunold's (GEAF, Ret.) personal
collection.
"38th RS"
"Kadena Deployment"
Patch and information submitted by Andy Hunold, MSgt (GEAF) Ret.
About Andreas Hunold: Andy is a retired German AF
MSgt, now working at the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany as a local
civilian and his hobby is the U.S. AIR FORCE! "I'm interested in just every USAF
unit and I collect everything from fact sheets to base guides, photos and of
course cloth patches! At present I have slightly over 10,000 USAF patches in my
collection and quite a few from the 55th SRW."
