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The original ruptured duck was a cloth insignia depicting an eagle inside a wreath. United states of america ocp spice brown and bagby green flag reversed with hook closure. We have over six decades of buying, selling, appraising, consulting and collecting the souvenirs from that very important period of american history. Get the best deals on original ww2 collectible us patches when you. Wwii usaaf aircrews national museum of the united states. I made a trade yesterday and one of the trade items was an air corps group. The ruptured duck is the only official allbranch honorable discharge lapel pin. The honorable service lapel button, sometimes called the honorable service lapel pin, was awarded to united states military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during world war ii. Us air force master sergeant msgt retired with insignia patch white and royal blue on black background veteran owned business 5.
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The ruptured duck was a patch that showed a person was honorably discharged. The insignia was worn on the right chest of the uniform and was meant to identify the soldiers who had done their duty. The back of this space you can see the cheesecloth. The current army, coast guard and navy pins sometimes issued to retirees are honorable service pins that are authorized principally to age and medical retirees. Ww2 us army sergeants jacket with theater made hand sewn heavy cotton china burma india patch, 10th air force and ruptured duck patch. New listing lot of 36 wwii military navy army patch. William hatten from 28th maintenance squadron from ellsworth air force base, s. This jacket was manufactured by sigmund eisner company, dated june 10 1944, is size 36r, has a third army patch on the left shoulder, an 11th armored division patch on the right shoulder, felt tech 5th grade rank, seven ribbon bars, coast artillery collar brass, ruptured duck patch, one service stripe and three overseas bars. During world war ii, members of the armed forces were forbidden to possess. Ruptured duck patch more formally called the honorable service lapel patch, the ruptured duck was given to those members of the u. This jacket was manufactured by sigmund eisner company, dated june 10 1944, is size 36r, has a third army patch on the left shoulder, an 11th armored division patch on the right shoulder, felt tech 5th grade rank, seven ribbon bars, coast artillery collar brass, ruptured.
The discharge insignia, embroidered onto a cloth lozenge and sewn on the right breast of the tunic, allowed its wearer to wear his or her uniform for up to thirty days subsequent to. Honorable discharge ruptured duck tab patch 3 you are what customer service is all about. I have searched and cannot identify the squadrongroup patch. The aircraft was one of sixteen b25bs which participated in the doolittle raid on japan commanded by lieutenant colonel later general jimmy doolittle. Dec, 2014 army air corps patch unknown posted in army and usaaf. Ruptured duck patch honored soldiers, including ballplayers, who. Wwii us army usmc navy air force patches thumbnail. Get the best deals on original ww2 collectible us patches when you shop the largest online selection at.
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Rare wwii us army air force military patch bullion. What does the ruptured duck military patch look like answers. Ruptured duck honorable discharge lapel pin military blog. The ruptured duck is not the only honorable discharge lapel pin. It was issued to service personnel who were about to leave the military with an honorable discharge. The ruptured duck term became slang to refer to discharged veterans wearing it, as in that ruptured duck is flying spaceavailable.
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