agate hunter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 30, 2015 Got my first 8th AAF Army Air Force Ike Jacket today. Came with the shirt. Both have British made felt patches. The Aerial Gunner wings are clutchback, Sterling hallmarked. It has a laundry number and initials, but I haven't been able to ID it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agate hunter Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted April 30, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agate hunter Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted April 30, 2015 Patch and chevron close up on shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperkins510 Posted July 9, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 9, 2015 Any luck with the research? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agate hunter Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted November 6, 2015 Just ID'd this Ike jacket. Donald L. Crawford, 1923-82, from Missouri. Don't have a photo of him yet.http://wwii-enlistment.com/record/37736138/ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Crawford&GSfn=Donald&GSmn=L&GSby=1923&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53252043&df=all& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul70 Posted November 6, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 6, 2015 I show him in the 490th bomb group as an armorer gunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted November 6, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 6, 2015 Nice job on the ID. I've got one jacket from a gunner in the 490th BG, too. It looks like there's enough room for a DFC ribbon below the wings, so it would be worth pulling his award cards and seeing if he was awarded one. P.S. You might get lucky and find a crew photo on fold3. That's where I found one of my 490th gunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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