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15th Air Force B-24 Pilot's Tunic Grouping - Named to 2nd Lt. Albert Halweg, pilot with the 827th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF . Al was a late war replacement with the group and entered combat in March of 1945. He eventually flew 11 combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. The grouping consists of the following; AAF Officers "pinks and greens" ~ included are his Officer's Ike Jacket, which is a cut down style issue jacket with the following insignia: Italian made 2nd Lt bars, Officer US/AAF insignia, 2-place pb ribbon bar with AM (1olc) and ETO (2 stars), pinback sterling marked pilot wing and felt AAF shoulder insignia. 2 shirts(1 pink, 1 dk OD), two ties and pink trousers. All the clothing is marked with his H-2983 either stamped on clothing or marked on tags. His cased Air Medal, slot brooch with OLC, two loose ribbons, Italian-made 2nd Lt bar, officer AAF insignia and a 15th AF enameled insignia. An original photo of one of the aircraft he flew on a mission. Theater-made 15th AF patch in bullion "Roman Numeral" 15th AF patch in bullion, pair of bullion 2nd Lt bars. His Italian-made incised leather insignia which seems to have been stripped from a flight jacket: "827th/484th squadron/group patch- Roman Numeral XV shoulder patch with "Waukegan" and "Illinois" on top and bottom, 2.25 x 3.25 American flag, nameplate with relief pilot wing and named "Al Halweg" 2" x 3.5" and his name tag, "A. H. Halweg" 1/2 x 4". Included is all research done, Air Medal award card, copies of several mission flimsies and a researched sortie list with aircraft flown and targets. A great grouping! SOLD $1,450.00	5th Air Force "Red Raiders" Gunner's Tunic - Named to S/Sgt. Patrick J Byrne - 22nd Bomb Group 5th Air Force SWP Theater. The uniform features the following insignia; AAF and 5th AF SSI, S/Sgt. stripes and two overseas bars. The 3” gunner wing is an "N.S. Meyer New York" with a 60-degree pin stop. The 6-place ribbon bar has the following; Air Medal (olc), Good Conduct, American Theater, Asiatic/Pacific (silver star +2 bronze stars), Philippine Liberation (with star) and WWII Victory and his honorable discharge patch to chest. The vet’s laundry number B-6870 is inked on the inside of the coat. Also included is his AAF piped overseas cap with a pinback 22nd Bomb Group DI attached. Includes a (copy) of the order for the Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal, dated Sept. 25, 1945. S/Sgt Byrne served as a gunner on a B-24 Liberator with the 22nd Bomb Group flying out of the Philippines in 1945. He was awarded the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster and all related Campaign credits for the group. Byrne was from Detroit, Michigan. A nice solid uniform - SOLD $125.00

9th Airforce Enlisted Man's Jacket & Pants A nice set of British made Enlisted Man's field jacket and pants. Both are nicely marked and labeled. This likely would have been a Gilder guy given the Airborne patch and Flight Officer rank insignia. A nice set! SOLD $225.00	Airborne Troop Carrier Enlisted Man's Tunic A nicely adorned four-pocket uniform, featuring an English made ABTC patch to shoulder and combat blue rectangle. Likely another Glider guy. SOLD $125.00

AAF Officer's Trench Coat High grade gabardine cloth material. Includes zippered "pinks" wool liner. No evidence of unusual wear or any mothing that I can find. Hard to find these higher-grade gabardine versions, normally these are in a heavy wool vs. this finer cloth. An excellent display example! $100.00

CAPS/HATS

AAF Officer's Crusher Cap 1
Soft "crusher" style cap ~ Made by Luxenberg, New York with label in the liner and embossed in leather sweat band. No size tag present, but measures out to 6 7/8". Fine high grade worsted gabardine cloth cover. Two leather headband straps and a nicely detailed cap Eagle device, also marked Luxenberg.
A very nice display example - it would be hard to upgrade on this one!
SOLD $295.00

AAF Officer's Crusher Cap 2
Soft "crusher" style cap with maker's logo ink embossed on liner as shown. Might be English made? No size tag present, but measures out to 6 7/8". One small moth nip on cover at the 4 o'clock position as shown, otherwise excellent. The leather sweat band has unstitched from a portion of the inside cloth band around about 70% of the edge distance, but does not detract from display - still intact and could be repaired. Overall, another nice display example.
ON HOLD $225.00

AAF Officer's Crusher Cap 3
Soft "crusher" style cap ~ "FLIGHTER by Bancroft" embossed in leather sweat band. No size tag present, but measures out to 6 7/8". Fine high grade worsted tan cloth cover in mint condition. Soft flexible leather brim in excellent condition. A nice large cap Eagle device. An excellent display example!
$325.00