Original U.S. WWII Airborne Ninth Troop Carrier Patch Original Machine Guns trigger guard and side plate

trigger guard and side plate

Comes complete with the original cloth over cardboard liner and cloth chin strap

Signal Corps named officer pilot set that is documented as having served overseas during WWI

but later succumbed to the German onslaught

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Ninth Troop Carrier Patch Original Machine Guns trigger guard and side plateOriginal Item: Only One Available. Rare "Airborne Ninth Troop Carrier" patch offered in excellent condition. It measures approximately 4" H x 2 7 8" W. All U. S. tactical air support units in Great Britain were consolidated into the Ninth Air Force on 16 October 1943, under the command of Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton. At the same time the IX Troop Carrier Command was activated, having been constituted by USAAF Headquarters five days before the