USAAF Technician Qualification Badges

[LuftStalg1]

On 11/28/2022 at 9:24 PM, flypa38 said:

I just joined and posted a question about tech badges (probably in the wrong forum) and then I found this thread. Reposting my question here since it looks like you guys may know the answer!

 Trying to recreate my grandfather's uniform from WW2. Best we've been able to find out, he was a radar mechanic serving with the 385th Bomb Group. His discharge paper says: Military Qualifications - "AAF Tech Badge with Radio & Radar Mechanic Bar".

Service schools - "Radar Mechanic Boca Raton Fla., Radio Operator and Mechanic Scott Field I'll, College Training Air Crew Madison Wis."

    So which bars would be right for the tech badges? Would it be Radio operator or radio Mechanic, and haven't been able to find anything regarding the Radar mechanic.

    Any help is appreciated!

Both the "Radio Operator" and "Radio Mechanic" bar's on a single badge would be appropriate and they are not hard to find or rare by any means so should be relatively inexpensive.

[1st Sgt CES]

On 4/23/2012 at 1:00 PM, Tinman said:

USAAF Technician Qualification Badges have been an ongoing obsession of mine for nearly twenty years. At times I’ve lost hope of ever finding all 27 different bars and put them aside only to pull them back out and resume the hunt. I recently found the Parachute Rigger bar. I now lack only four bars. I’m throwing myself at the mercy of the forum to see if any member can help. I need the Bombsight Mech., Radio V-1 Mech., Radio V-1 Obs. And the RC Turret Mech. bars. If you have these or know of a source please let me know. I don’t expect them for free.

 

Thanks - Tinman

What a great collection of these badges--- thanks for sharing

[Giuseppe]

Good evening everyone. I found this Diploma with the badge in a leather case. I can't find anything on this soldier.