Lot of original WW2 Airborne Troop Carrier/9th AAF Insignia Patches, including “Airborne” shoulder and Radio Operator patches plus an Air Medal set in the original case Note: The Air Medal ribbon pin catch is missing. The Air Medal bar with the oak leaf cluster is intact as is the lapel tab bar. The Staff Sergeant who wore these was a radio Operator for a paratroop-hauling, glider-towing C-47 troop carrier plane. He was part of the D-Day invasion force as well as serving in Africa, England and Italy. This lot also includes his 3 1/4″ sterling silver wings pin and his Honorable Discharge “Ruptured Duck lapel pin. The scans show both sides of the patches. Finally, the lot also includes a story “Hero in the Sky” by his daughter about the man and a copy of any article dated Jan. 8, 1945 announcing the award of an oak leaf cluster for his participation in the invasion of France (She has nobody to pass these items down to). Only the story is not shown in the scans. The item “Original WW2 Airborne Troop Carrier/9th AAF Insignia Patches + Air Medal” is in sale since Sunday, May 20, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Patches”. The seller is “boltonbob” and is located in Bloomfield, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
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- Featured Refinements: Airborne Patch