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Here is a picture of the shoulder patch. I found this information on Fred D. Meek, He served in the Army Air Corps in World War 2 in flight operations and administrations. He later was a non-commissioned officer in charge of Air Force personnel records seperation center in Portland , Oregon

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Salvage Sailor

Nice flight jacket, Fourth Air Force, 371st Fighter Squadron. The history notes "EMBLEM. None" so you've got a nice find which bears further research

 

Source: COMBAT SQUADRONS OF THE AIR FORCE-WORLD WAR II, page 460

 

Fourth Air Force P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Squadron in CONUS (No overseas service in WWII) The Lightnings were built at Lockheed in Burbank, CA so it makes sense that the training squadron was also located in Southern California as they rolled off of the assembly line and into the hands of novice pilots.
371st FIGHTER
LINEAGE. Constituted 371st Fighter Squadron on 20 Dec 1942. Activated on 15 Jan 1943. Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944.
ASSIGNMENTS. 360th Fighter Group, 15 Jan 1943-31 Mar 1944.
STATIONS. March Field, Calif, 15 Jan 1943; Glendale, Calif, 15 Jan 1943; Muroc AAB, Calif, 14 Apr 1943; Salinas AAB, Calif, 25 Sep 1943; Santa Maria AAFld, Calif, 3 Jan-31 Mar 1944.
AIRCRAFT. P-38, 1943-1944.
OPERATIONS, Replacement training, Apr 1943-Mar 1944
SERVICE STREAMERS. American Theater
CAMPAIGNS. None.
DECORATIONS. None.
EMBLEM. None.
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Johnny Signor

That's the emblem for the 440th AAFBU , a fighter Training unit …….. the 371st Squadron never had a unit emblem that I know of …..

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