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56th Troop Carrier Squadron patch -- 5th AAF Aussie made WWII jacket patch
56th Troop Carrier Squadron patch -- 5th AAF Aussie made WWII jacket patch

56th Troop Carrier Squadron patch -- 5th AAF Aussie made WWII jacket patch

$ 290.39

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: WW2 Patch
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Condition: Used condition, removed from flight clothing. Minor wear and soiling.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    56th TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON
    375th TROOP CARRIER GROUP, 5th Air Force
    56th TCS 375th TCG 5th AAF WWII
    RARE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN-MADE PATCH
    Original WWII issue, not a reproduction. Approximately 4-1/2". Used condition, removed from flight clothing. Minor wear and soiling.
    The insignia is from the newspaper comic strip: Toonerville Trolley, by Fontaine Fox. This is the Trolley.
    UNIT HISTORY
    LINEAGE. Constituted 56th Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942. Inactivated
    on 25 Mar 1946.
    ASSIGNMENTS. 375th Troop Carrier Group, 18 Nov 194-25 Mar 1946.
    STATIONS. Bowman Field, Ky, 18 Nov 1942; Sedalia AAFld, Mo, 23 Jan 1943; Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC, 3 May 1943; Baer Field, Ind, 2-17 Jun 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, c. 15 Ju1 1943; Dobodura, New Guinea, 2 Aug 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 23 Dec 1943; Nadzab, New Guinea, 22 Apr 1944; Biak, ig Sep 19%; San Jose, Mindoro, 27 Feb 1945; Porac, Luzon, c. 20 May 1945; Okinawa, c. 20 Aug 1945; Tachikawa, Japan, c. 20 Sep 1945-25 Mar 1946.
    AIRCRAFT. C-47, 1942-1945; B-17, 1944; C-46, 1944-1946.
    OPERATIONS. Aerial transportation in Southwest and Western Pacific during World War II; airborne assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 Sep 1943.
    CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Japan; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck [Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Ryukyus.
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- READ CAREFULLY.
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    YOUR BID ACKNOWLEDGES YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AUCTION.
    NOTICE TO BUYER
    - Do your own due diligence and check this item carefully. This lot is sold as is.
    SHIPPING AND HANDLING
    : Will ship to any USA address via U. S. Postal Service Priority Mail for .00. Any additional services requested by Buyer are extra. Will ship internationally using USPS International Mail at Buyer's additional cost.
    Damage during shipping not the responsibility of Seller. Lost items are the responsibility of the Buyer.
    PAYMENT
    : Within three days of auction's end.
    SHIPMENT
    :  Within three business days of cleared payment.
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