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U.S.A.A.F 9th Troop Carrier Command 'Ike'

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Code: SOLD-967




By Rand Coat Tailors Inc. Jackets. Field, Wool, OD. Size 38R. 1944 dated. Standard @APOS@Ike@APOS@ jacket with superb embroidered felt Airborne Troop Carrier shoulder patch. Also fitted with 13th AAF shoulder patch, clutch backed aircrew wing, @APOS@winged propeller@APOS@ & @APOS@US@APOS@ collar badges, Distinguished Unit Citation badge, @APOS@Ruptured Duck@APOS@ patch, corporal (5th Grade) stripes, communication specialist sleeve patch & stripes for two & a half years overseas service. In addition there are ribbons for the Air Medal (2 oak leaf clusters), ETO (with star), American Theatre, Asiatic Pacific (with star) & Victory medals. All in excellent clean condition. Originated from a very good source and badges original to tunic.
The 9th AAF Troop Carrier Command was a pioneering effort that used mass formations of low flying aircraft to deliver elite airborne and gliderborne infantry for the major Allied invasions of Western Europe. Stock code U18110.