GIl Sanow Posted March 6, 2007 Share #26 Posted March 6, 2007 I have to wonder if this guy was in a truck company that was attached to the 82nd and 17th before being attached to SHAEF HQ. Certainly Abn Div's did not have much organic transport. Just a thought. It might even be possibkle to ID the outfit, given the evidence. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Posted March 7, 2007 Share #27 Posted March 7, 2007 Now that IS an odd piece! AND it's a cut down four pocket as well! Only a weak society needs government protection or intervention before it pursues its resolve to preserve the truth. Truth needs neither handcuffs nor a badge for its vindication. -Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Peace is not the absence of war, but the defense of hard-won freedom. -Anton LaGuardia Link to post Share on other sites
ghost Posted March 9, 2007 Share #28 Posted March 9, 2007 This jacket is a left over, early AAF officers service uniform issued to an enlisted man. The contractors tag only states Phil. Quartermasters Depot and is lacking a date and other information that is normally found on later coats. Also there is no ID on this uniform. I replaced the missing collar brass, wings and ribbon bar, all of which lined up perfectly to the holes from the original insignia. I also put a statement in the pocket noting the replaced insignia. Everything that was sewn to the uniform is original. This uniform is very similar to the one shown on page 22 of Silver Wings, Pinks and Greens. Even without an ID and the replaced insignia I’m extremely happy to add this oddity to my collection. Seeking anything attributed to General Clifford Bluemel Link to post Share on other sites
ghost Posted March 9, 2007 Share #29 Posted March 9, 2007 Wings and combat patch Seeking anything attributed to General Clifford Bluemel Link to post Share on other sites
ghost Posted March 9, 2007 Share #30 Posted March 9, 2007 "Stubby" wing 8th AAF patch Seeking anything attributed to General Clifford Bluemel Link to post Share on other sites
pconrad02 Posted March 13, 2007 Share #31 Posted March 13, 2007 "AAF officers service uniform" Actually I believe these are AF Cadet jackets ( at least the pattern) . I have had them with that actual spec tag. Very nice piece! Must of got there late no OLC on the Air Medal! Paul Conrad Still looking for quality wings! www.conradwings.com 2007 2017 I am bored prefixing everything I say with "I think" or "in my opinion". Everything I say is my opinion; the only thing of which I am certain is that there is very little of which one can be certain. Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Hudson Posted March 13, 2007 Share #32 Posted March 13, 2007 In about March 1944 or so, the AAF found it had many thousands more Air Cadets than it could use as pilots so many of them were reassigned to enlisted posts. Maybe that's why this sgt. wore an officers/cadet jacket. Link to post Share on other sites
QED4 Posted March 14, 2007 Share #33 Posted March 14, 2007 I have heard that the stubby wing patches were actually used by the 8th Bomber Cmd and when it became the 8th AF in Feb 1944 the patch was changed to the long wing version. Is there any truth to this? Link to post Share on other sites
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