Wally6 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 21, 2021 Hello everyone, here's the first uniform of my collection I'd like to post. This beautiful 12th AF ike which has sterling-marked gunner wings, an Air Medal, Purple Heart, and 4 campaign stars on the EAME ribbon. I have a list of about 15 possible people this belonged to but I'm still doing the research on it. Thanks for checking this out and let me know what you think below! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36thIDAlex Posted January 21, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 21, 2021 Great lookin jacket, have you tried using the NARA award card site to narrow your names down based on the PH and AM yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 21, 2021 Great looking jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted January 21, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 21, 2021 Beautiful Ike, good luck on the ID, they're always better with a rock solid ID. Good luck on your search, and thanks for sharing! Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIinterviews Posted January 22, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2021 Great looking jacket! Now comes the fun part of researching the original owner and finding out how he received the PH, AM, and those battle stars. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted January 22, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2021 Lovely jacket! I bet the veterans seen a lot. Is the color brass screw back or clutch back? Cant wait to see more of your collect, CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally6 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted January 22, 2021 23 hours ago, 36thIDAlex said: Great lookin jacket, have you tried using the NARA award card site to narrow your names down based on the PH and AM yet? Thanks, and I did check out the site but I'm not very good with technology and I found the website confusing/difficult to navigate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted January 22, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 22, 2021 This is a pretty good thread with some troubleshooting help and tips. Hope it helps and good luck in your research, its a great looking Ike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally6 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted January 22, 2021 20 hours ago, CavalryCombatant said: Lovely jacket! I bet the veterans seen a lot. Is the color brass screw back or clutch back? Cant wait to see more of your collect, CC Thanks, and the collar brass is clutch back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted January 28, 2021 Share #10 Posted January 28, 2021 I thought aerial gunners were at least sergeants, especially with 2 1/2 years of overseas service? Don't recall seeing a corporal in an aircrew before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted January 28, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 28, 2021 4 hours ago, MattS said: I thought aerial gunners were at least sergeants, especially with 2 1/2 years of overseas service? Don't recall seeing a corporal in an aircrew before. They were, all airmen that were aircrew were promoted to at least Sergeant. Why this one is a corporal, I'm not sure. I speculate he may have been busted for some bad behavior or something as the most likely explanation. Maybe someone else can chime in with a better idea. I don't really see anything pointing to this uniform being a put together at all, so I think most likely he would have gotten busted down. AIrmen were pretty notorious for some rowdy behavior as having a lot of spare time in between missions led to quite a bit of boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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