Posted 5 years ago
Lquanbeck
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This is on a relative’s Army Air Force jacket from WW2. Help with what these pins signify would be appreciated!
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Posted 5 years ago
Lquanbeck
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This is on a relative’s Army Air Force jacket from WW2. Help with what these pins signify would be appreciated!
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First image - Left, ?. Right, unit citation with two clusters
Middle image - Top, Good Conduct ribbon. Bottom, ?
Last image - Pilot wings lapel button.
Middle image - European/African/Middle Eastern Theater service ribbon.
First image - Army Discharge patch, AKA "Ruptured Duck". Probably signified transfer from Army to Army Air Corps.
Search Wikipedia for "Honorable Service Lapel Button" for more information about the Ruptured Duck patch.
So would the pilot wings lapel button indicate that he was a pilot? Thank you for you insight! He passed away in 1985 when I was 11, so I know very little about him.
The winged propeller pin is for enlisted personal in Army Airforce WW2. The second photo bottom ribbon has a bronze and a silver star signifying one campaign for the ribbon, one campaign for the bronze star and 5 campaigns for the silver star for a total of 7 campaigns, a lot of combat time.
Any stripes on the sleeves?
The blue ribbon with two oak leaf clusters is the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) and is awarded for extraordinary heroism at the unit level. It is the unit equivalent of the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). The two oak leaf clusters represent a second and third award (first award is the ribbon itself).
The Honorable Discharge emblem or "ruptured duck" was not used for branch transfers. It signified the wearer was no longer in the military.
The winged prop is an enlisted branch insignia for the Army Air Corps. It is worn on the lapel-- on the other lapel would be a similar roundel with "U.S" on it.
A photo of the entire coat would be nice.
scott
Added 2 more photos. Thank you so much for all of your feedback! So valuable to my family.
Thank you for this great post....I can add just a word or two. The stripes in the coat lower sleeve represent 6 months of overseas service for each stripe, so this man served 18 months overseas.
Having the “ruptured duck” on a uniform patch or pin, allowed the former service man or woman to wear his or her military clothing for a certain period of time as a civilian because there was a shortage of clothing with so many returning service people.
My memory isn’t clear on that length of time, but it may have been 3 months.