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Description

The listing, Military embroidered patch - Army Air Forces - WWII has ended.

Measuring 2.5" wide by 3" high, this hexagonal cloth/embroidered military patch was among my things passed on from an older relative:

I wasn't sure of its provenance but someone recently enlightened me about what it stands for. Thanks to that individual and the website where I was able to find this description (http://www.vetshome.com/military_army_air_forces_patches1.htm)

Worn from: 13 July 1943 - 1950's.

The Sixth Air Force served primarily in defense of the Panama Canal and also engaged in antisubmarine operations. The galleon suggests exploration, discovery, the Caribbean Sea, and the spirit of the air force. The winged star is the symbol of army air forces. The hexagonal shape indicates the unit's designation. Activated 5 February 1942, Albrook Field, Balboa, Canal Zone.

Campaigns: Antisubmarine, American theater.

Now it's time to find it a home with someone who collects such things. Except for some fraying around two of the edges, it's really in quite fine shape. I've shown both sides of it in photos. Has been stored forever in a clean, smoke-free place. The colors are bright blue, gold, white and red.

Thank you for looking, and thanks for your bids.

Questions & Comments

Never seen this patch with a ship in the middle. But since it's probably a WWII patch, I'll be watching it. I collect WWII memorabilia. Do you have any history of this particular patch? Who wore it? When did this person serve? Fanned you

Jan 16th, 2012 at 11:06:22 AM PST by

The link in the description can tell you more about the patch itself. I am pretty sure that the person who wore it was one of my uncles by marriage, who served in the Army Air Force during and after WWII. He was a major and worked as a meteorologist.

Jan 18th, 2012 at 5:12:15 PM PST by

hi -- if you follow the link in my description you will see a copy of this patch and read some history about it. I thought it had belonged to my uncle who served in the Navy but it turns out that it belonged to another uncle who served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Don't know the exact dates of his service but I know he was a major and was stationed in England as a meteorologist. He already had been to college. After the war he continued to serve in the Air Force and was stationed in Panama and Nicaragua during the late 1940s.

Jan 16th, 2012 at 12:13:47 PM PST by

Thank you for the response. I'm a WWII buff and love hearing the stories.

Jan 16th, 2012 at 6:21:16 PM PST by

You're welcome

Jan 16th, 2012 at 6:28:18 PM PST by

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