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Albert Connors 8th Air Force Shoulder Patches - 1944

1999.1379.jpg

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Title

Albert Connors 8th Air Force Shoulder Patches - 1944

Description

Three shoulder patches worn by Sgt. Albert W. Connors during WW 2. The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command. The Eighth Air Force is probably the most well known Allied forces of the Second World War. Originally, the U.S. Army Air Forces activated the Eighth at Savannah, Georgia, on 28 January 1942. During WW2, the Eighth Air Force used famous bombers such as the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator took to the skies from their bases in the East of England.

Creator

US Air Force.

Date

1944

Contributor

Gertrude Connors, from the Estate of Albert Connors.

Identifier

1999.1379
1999.1380
1999.1381

Artifact Item Type Metadata

Materials

Cotton.

Condition

Excellent.

Storage

AB82
SU4-3