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USN Patrol Pilot's Grouping VPB-2

Lt.(JG) Cloyd F. Hoover flying PBY Catalina and PBM Mariners. A nice veteran's grouping featuring the USN Type M-445A shearling flight jacket in (size 38), shearling flight gloves, cold weather face mask, Type AN-6530 flying goggles, Pilot wing badges, documents, certificates, paperwork, Log books, dog tag, personalized I.D. bracelet, and much more. The shearling jacket does have one small repair tear on the back (as shown), otherwise a very clean solid example that displays well. The goggle face pad is somewhat stiff, otherwise excellent. Overall, a very nice complete grouping to a Navy Patrol Bomber Pilot from WWII.
$900.00

13th Air Force B-24 Gunner - 31st Bomb Squadron 5th Bomb Group SWP

T/Sgt Thomas P Wielgus
Tom Wielgus was born and raised in Columbus, Nebraska. In June of 1942, he enlisted in the USAAF, did basic training and was then sent to Radio Operators and Mechanics school in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Oddly considering his less than perfect eyesight, he was sent to Aerial Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas where he graduated at the end of 1942. From there he was sent to bombardment training and processing in Lincoln, Nebraska where he joined a B-24 Liberator crew and headed west to the SW Pacific. Sgt. Wielgus was then assigned to the 31st Bomb Squadron of the 5th Bomb Group which was part of the 13th AF flying Liberators. He began his missions in August of 1943. He and his crew were given a special commendation for their conduct on the long-range raid on the island of Nauru in November of 1943. He flew a total of 43 long range missions between August of ’43 and May of 1944, hitting targets in the Solomon and Marshall islands and New Guinea. He stayed in the SW Pacific until returning to the US in mid-June of 1944. After some leave, he was sent to the Convalescent Hospital in Fort George Meade in Washington. After another furlough, he was sent as an instructor, where he had trained in 1942; at the Sioux Falls Army Air Field. He instructed there until he was discharged on Sept. 12, 1945. He had accrued 107 points for his discharge and was awarded the Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf clusters, the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with three stars for New Guinea, Northern Solomons and Central Pacific campaigns. Tom died in 1993 at the age of 77 and is buried in Oak Park, Illinois where he returned to live after the war. The grouping includes some fantastic letters home during his combat service! An historical grouping from a SWP veteran.
$650.00

20th Air Force Gunner's Lot

S/Sgt. Chester L. Wnuk ~ tail gunner on B-29 "Superstitious Aloysious" 40th Bomb Group - 20th Air Force CBI Theater. Includes his four-pocket Enlisted Man's tunic and EM visor cap. The tunic is nicely adorned with a CBI theater made 20th Air Force patch to shoulder, a rare set of 40th B.G. DUIs to collars. His 3" sterling Gunner's wing badge, DFC and privately engraved Air Medal with copies of his medal award cards, original and copy newspaper clippings, photo and unit history. A nice original lot of material from a 20th Air Force Gunner!
SOLD $475.00

15th Air Force Bombardier Grouping

1st Lt. William T. Vath ~ 343rd Bomb Squadron 98 the Bomb Group MTO.
Vath enlisted in Jan of 1943 and became an officer in Jan of 1944. He trained at Randolph Field and got his bombardier wings at Big Springs, TX. He trained on B-24’s at Chatham Field in Georgia and then was off to the 15th AF in May of that same year. He was assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron of the 98th Bomb Group and after training in theater, he flew the first of his 40 sorties on June 5 to Bologna, Italy. He would fly the remainder of his missions, including several Ploesti missions, in a mere 13 weeks finishing up on Sept 15th with a mission to Athens, Greece. He would be awarded the Air Medal and 3 oak leaf clusters. After returning to the States, he was assigned as an instructor where he trained bombardiers-back at Big Springs AAB where he would see the end of the war and be discharged in Oct of 1945. The grouping documents consist of his 201 file with orders for schools, flight orders, a great two-page combat mission list, promotion document, assorted orders. There is a copy of his award card from NARA. Also included are 10 wartime original photos, one of the vet in training, nose art, in flight shot and some strike photos.
A nice solid group.
SOLD $300.00

Medals

Silver Star WWII era cased set ~ slot brooch style. $150.00	Bronze Star WWII era cased set ~ slot brooch style. $75.00

Distinguished Flying Cross WWII era U.S. Navy variant - thicker frosted planchet. Slot brooch style. $100.00	Distinguished Flying Cross WWII era cased set ~ slot brooch style. $125.00

Air Medal WWII era cased - slot brooch style. $65.00