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Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d


Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d
Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d

Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d    Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d

ARMY AIR FORCES (AAF) NAMED SGT'S WOOL UNIFORM JACKET, 1942 DATED WITH A VERY NICE EARLY WAR FELT BRITISH MADE 8th AIR FORCE PATCH. THIS UNIFORM JACKET FEATURES A FOUR POCKET FRONT, A SEWN FELT BRITISH MADE 8th AAF PATCH TO LEFT SHOULDER, SGT. CHEVRONS TO SLEEVES, METAL U.

AND AAF WINGED COLLAR DISCS (SCREW BACK INSIGNIA), SEWN RUPTURED DUCK PATCH (HONORABLE DISCHARGE) TO RIGHT BREAST, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TRIANGLE PATCH TO RIGHT SLEEVE CUFF, GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN DEFENSE AND EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON BAR (PIN BACK) TO LEFT BREAST. THE EUROPEAN BAR FEATURES THREE CAMPAIGN STARS AND AN INVASION ARROW. JACKET RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL METAL U. INTERIOR COLLAR IS STAMPED WITH THE AIRMAN'S NAME "BOLASNY'' AND HIS SERVICE NUMBER "35520215.

INTERIOR POCKET RETAINS IT'S 1942 DATED QM TAG THAT IS SIZE MARKED FOR SIZE 40R. JACKET IS IN GOOD CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE WEAR AND AGE, HAVING SOME SCATTERED MOTH HOLES, HERE AND THERE, ESP.

THE COLLAR, NOTHING TO BAD. MEASUREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS, 17'' FROM SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, 19" FROM ARMPIT TO ARMPIT, SLEEVES MEASURE 23" IN LENGTH AND THE JACKET MEASURES 31 IN HEIGHT FROM IT'S TOP TO IT'S BOTTOM.

SEE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. OF NOTE: THIS JACKET IS FROM THE ESTATE OF MARTIN L. BOLASNY WHO WAS AN RADIO OPERATOR (CREW MEMBER) ABOARD A BOMBER AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE AND WAS STATIONED WITH THE 8th ARMY AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND DURING THE WAR.

BOLASNY WAS BORN ON APRIL 22 1913 IN CLEVELAND OHIO AND ENLISTED IN THE U. AAF ON NOVEMBER 3, 1942 AND DIED ON FEBRUARY 22, 1993. BOLASNY, INCLUDING HIS STERLING AIR CREW FLIGHT WINGS, ETC.

The item "Original WW2 U. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d" is in sale since Monday, January 13, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms". The seller is "ww21941" and is located in Buffalo, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d    Original WW2 U. S. Army Air Forces British Made 8th AF Patched Jacket & 1942 d