Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping

Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping

Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping

ARMY AIR FORCES 14th AIR FORCE "FLYING TIGERS" INSIGNIA GROUPING IDENTIFIED TO S/SGT. DEPALMA WHO WAS FROM ALBION, NEW YORK AND ENTERED INTO SERVICE IN 1943. DEPALMA, AAF SERIAL NUMBER 42021300 SERVED AS A FLIGHT CREW ENGINEER IN THE 14h AIR FORCE WITH THE FLYING TIGERS IN CHINA IN 1944 AND 1945. DEPALMA WAS BORN ON APRIL 25, 1925 AND DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY (APRIL 29) IN 2007. DEPALMA WORKED FOR 30 YEARS WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN THE ENGINEERING MATERIALS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE V.

ALL ITEMS IN THIS GROUPING ARE FROM S/SGT. GROUPING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. VERY RARE, CHINA THEATER MADE "CBI" (CHINA, BURMA AND INDIA) METAL AND CLOTH UNIFORM PATCH. PATCH WAS REMOVED FROM A UNIFORM AND SHOWS HEAVY WEAR AND AGE DAMAGE. 14th ARMY AIR FORCE UNIFORM PATCH, REMOVED FROM A UNIFORM SHOWS AGE AND WEAR.

AIR CREW MEMBERS FLIGHT WINGS. WINGS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE AGE AND WEAR. RANK CHEVRONS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM UNIFORMS, ALL SHOW USE, AGE AND WEAR. (3) THREE BAR UNIFORM OVERSEAS PATCH FOR 1-1/2 YEARS OF OVERSEAS SERVICE. PATCH SHOWS AVERAGE AGE AND WEAR.

AAF ENGINEER SPECIALIST UNIFORM SLEEVE CLOTH BADGES. ONE OF THE PATCHES SHOWS MORE WEAR THAN THE OTHER ONE. TWO WAR TIME RIBBON (MEDAL) BARS, ONE WITH TWO RIBBONS AND THE OTHER BAR FEATURES THREE RIBBONS.

BOTH BARS ARE PIN BACKS AND SHOW WEAR AND AGE. ONE 5" BY 4" WAR TIME PHOTOGRAPH OF S/SGT. DEPALMA AT AN AAF TRAINING CAMP STATE SIDE. AND AAF (WINGED) METAL UNIFORM COLLAR INSIGNIA.

ONE METAL RUPTURED DUCK LAPEL INSIGNIA FOR HONORABLE DISCHARGE. ONE WELL WORN PAPER CARD MARKED EDMUND R. DEPALMA" WITH HIS SERVICE NUMBER "42021300 T43. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CARD FEATURES DEPALMA'S SIGNATURE.

ARMY AIR FORCES PIPED KHAKI OVERSEAS HATS. ONE HAT IS STAMPED WITH DEPALMA'S AAF SERIAL NUMBER, "D-1300" TO THE INTERIOR AND THE OTHER HAT FEATURES A BROWN LEATHER SWEATBAND WITH DEPALMA'S NAME WRITTEN TO IT. 10 IN LENGTH AND SHOW AGE, USE AND WEAR. The item "Original WW2 U. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping" is in sale since Tuesday, April 2, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Patches". The seller is "ww21941" and is located in Buffalo, New York.

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Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces 14th AF Named Flying Tigers Insignia Grouping