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Lee-Jackson Militaria
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AF Academy, and etc.
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Commands
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Right Breast Patches for the #5980 A-2 Type Jacket
embroidered on 4" Black "leather-like" material (measured vertical)
 click on picture
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Air Defense
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| Air Defense Command "ADC IS DEAD"
This is in reference to the demise of the ADC
 Thai made novelty patch, Unused......(sold)
( also on htm )
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Air Defense Weapons Center
  3 3/4", Unused......inquire
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Eastern Air Defense Force
circa 1949 - 1960
  larger 4 5/8, scrapbook residue on back, Unused.....inquire
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partial History
Primary Mission was the Defense of the Eastern portion of the CONUS
Established and organized Sept 1, 1949 at Mitchel AFB NY
Assigned to Continental Air Command.
Moved to Stewart AFB NY Aug 1, 1950
Assigned to ADC January 1, 1951; Inactivated January 1, 1960
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United States Strike Command
circa 1961 - 1972
  USSTRICOM stationed at MacDill circa 1961-72, UnUsed.......inquire
partial History
In October 1961 the United States Strike Command (USSTRICOM) was established at MacDill AFB, FL as a unified command with integrated personnel from all branches of the military capable of responding to global crisis.
General Benjamin O. Davis was the Deputy Commander in Chief of USSTRICOM August 1, 1968 - January 31, 1970
Probably replaced by another unit in 1972; I think the current successor is CENTCOM
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PACAF
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Pacific Air Force "Able Aeronaut"
 "PACAF Flight Safety Award", UnUsed.......(sold)
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SAC
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Some SAC Patches will be on the Squadron & Wing pages
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HQS SAC - Command Post
"Looking Glass" veteran
  Large Strategic Air Command "Command Post", removed from a K-2B (dated 1964), Used..........inquire
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SAC AET
Assessment and Evaluation Team
circa 1958 - 1968
  older patch, scrapbook residue on back and minor stains, UnUsed......inquire
partial History
Team was formed to evaluate the professional performance of the aircraft and weapons maintenance units.
It was renamed, prior to 1968, "Maintenance Standardization & Evaluation.
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3509FG - ZIPPO New-in-Box
dated 1961
scanned at 300dpi = all the blemishes show
   3509FG - SAC ZIPPO, dated 1961, New-in-the-Box with brochure, price label still on box, box in in 85% condition, UnUsed........inquire
Date is hard to see - 3 dots on left "ZIPPO" 2 dots on right = 1961
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SAC Distinctive Insignia
(I think most of these are for the Beret(?)
 Left - Asian made large DI (1.5"), 1960s-1970s, Pinback, Used...........42.00
2nd - Asian made large DI (1.5"), 1960s-1970s, Pinback, Used...........43.00
3rd - Post Back, 1970s - 1980s era(?), Used(?)..........24.00
Right - pre-1991, UnUsed........21.00
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Strategic Air Command
 circa 1960s - unusual partially embroidered variation, medium size, RFU, Used.........inquire
circa 1950s - Older SAC, medium size, UnUsed.......inquire
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First Design SAC
 1st Design of the Strategic Air Command, medium size, RFU, Used........(sold)
1st Design, medium size, UnUsed........(sold)
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 older Felt construction, larger 4.25" size, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.......inquire
right patch, moved down
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 Dark Blue with red border on scroll, Unused.....inquire
light blue with red border on scroll, RFU, Used......inquire
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 1960s era, Japan (Okinawa) made, RFU, Used.........inquire
1960s Khaki-edge Issue, Unused.........inquire
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 1980s Issue, plastic back, UnUsed.........inquire
Post-1987 embroidered on patent-leather for the Brown Leather A-2 Jacket, on VELCRO, UnUsed.........inquire
(comes with the factory VELCRO to be sewn on Jacket)
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Modern SAC patches
 Large plastic-back pre-1992 Issue, UnUsed......(sold)
United States Strategic Command", post-SAC, UnUsed.....inquire
( The "Strategic Command" patch is what is left of the Strategic Air Command; it is a Joint Service Office that would take over command of all nuclear assets in the event of a war in which they would likely be used. )
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1961
  Old competion patch, Used....inquire
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1966
 Vietnam Era, RFU, puckered around 1000 on border, Used.....inquire
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SAC BOMB-NAV COMPETITION
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1978
 border has started to fray, Used.......inquire
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1981 and 1982
 1981 SAC BOMB-NAV Competition, UnUsed..........inquire
1982 SAC BOMB-NAV Competition, UnUsed..........inquire
SAC Master Crew Chief, cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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1983
 1983 SAC BOMB-NAV Competition, UnUsed..........inquire
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1986
 1986 SAC BOMB-NAV Competition, ( I assume this is the 40th anniversary? ), UnUsed........inquire
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1989
 1986 SAC BOMB-NAV Competition "Year of the SAC WARRIOR", UnUsed........inquire
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SAC Loading Competition
Giant Sword - 1979
 large 5 1/8", RFU, Used......inquire
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pre-October 1991 SAC Insignia
 Aircrew SAC Warrior, UnUsed.........inquire
SAC on black disc, UnUsed.........inquire
In Memory of SAC, Taiwan made, UnUsed.......inquire
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TAC
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"Screwed" by TAC Novelty Patch
Rare TAC Novelty Insignia
  Tactical Air Command, Hand-Embroidered in Saigon, circa 1962, UnUsed.....inquire
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TAC "Strike Command"
(not positive about the "Strike Command"; found that ID on the back of a patch)
(This maybe the "Composite Air Strike Forces" (CASF) that was established in the 1960s(?))
  Large TAC "STAND EVAL", been in 2 collections, UnUsed........75.00
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"Non-Graduate" novelty patch
for a school at Nellis AFB, Nevada
 "NEVER ATTENDED - NEVER WILL", RFU flight suit, plastic backing, Used.....inquire
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2 sizes of SAC and TAC patches available, ask!
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SHAPE AIRCOM - Paris
pre-Brussels days
 made in "Western" Germany by Esprit, looks unused, UnUsed.....inquire
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Air Force Reserve
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AFR
  Larger insignia, residue on back from being on a blue blanket, very unusual to have been embroidered on a Gray Twill, must have been designed for the Sage Green Fatigue uniform, UnUsed........inquire
( Gray backing material is "washing machine repairman/Air America Pilot" Gray; not a Sage Green USAF shade )
( also on UI#132 page )
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Air Forces
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Named Air Forces
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United States Air Forces, Iceland
  Air Forces Iceland, 3 3/4", Unused....inquire
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United States Air Forces, Japan
  Air Forces Japan, Unused......inquire
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Numbered Air Forces
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1st Air Force
2nd Air Force
 First Air Force, 4 1/8", Unused....inquire
"SECOND TO NONE", Unused.....inquire
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1st AF patial History per the USAF
Established as Northeast Air District on October 19, 1940. Activated on December 18, 1940 at Mitchel Field, New York, assigned to Northeast (later, Eastern) Defense Command, U.S. Army. Redesignated 1st Air Force on April 9, 1941 and First Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces on September 17, 1943; Continental Air Forces on April 16, 1945; and Air Defense Command on March 21, 1946. Moved to Fort Slocum (later, Slocum AFB), New York, in June 1946. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Mitchel AFB, New York, in October 1949. Discontinued on June 23, 1958. Activated on January 20, 1966, assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command, and organized on April 1, 1966, at Stewart AFB, New York. Inactivated on December 31, 1969. Assigned to Tactical Air Command on November 14, 1985, and activated at Langley AFB, VA, on December 6, 1985. Moved to Tyndall AFB, FL, in September 1991. Relieved from assignment to Tactical Air Command and assigned to Air Combat Command on June 1, 1992. Redesignated First Air Force (ANG) on October 1, 1995.
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2nd AF History per the USAF
Established as Northwest Air District on October 19, 1940. Activated on December 18, 1940, at McChord Field, Washington, initially assigned to Central Defense Command, U.S. Army, and later to Western Defense Command, U.S.Army. Moved to Fort George Wright, Washington, in January 1941. Redesignated 2d Air Force on April 9, 1941 and Second Air Force on September 18, 1942. Moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in June 1943. Assigned to Army Air Forces in September 1943, and to Continental Air Forces (later, Strategic Air Command), on April 16, 1945. Inactivated on March 30, 1946. Activated on June 6, 1946 at Fort Crook, Nebraska, and assigned to Air Defense Command. Inactivated on July 1, 1948. Activated on November 1, 1949 at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana; assigned to Strategic Air Command. Inactivated on January 1, 1975. Assigned to Strategic Air Command on August 29, 1991, and activated at Beale AFB, California on September 1, 1991. Reassigned to Air Combat Command on June 1, 1992. Inactivated on July 1, 1993. Activated the same day at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, with a change in assignment to Air Education and Training Command.
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4th Air Force
 Fourth Air Force, RFU, Used......inquire
4th AF, 4", UnUsed.....inquire
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4th AF History per the USAF
Established as Southwest Air District on October 19, 1940. Activated on December 18, 1940 at March Field, California, initially assigned to General Headquarters Air Force, then to Western Defense Command, U.S. Army. Moved to Riverside, California, in January 1941. Redesignated 4th Air Force on April 9, 1941. Moved to Hamilton Field, California, on December 7, 1941, and to San Francisco, California, in January 1942. Redesignated Fourth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces on September 16, 1943, to Continental Air Forces on April 16, 1945, and to Air Defense Command on March 21, 1946. Moved to Hamilton Field (later, AFB), California, in June 1946. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Discontinued, and inactivated, on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966 at Hamilton AFB, California. Inactivated on September 30, 1969. Redesignated Fourth Air Force (Reserve) on September 24, 1976. Activated on October 8, 1976, at McClellan AFB, California, and assigned to Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command). Redesignated Fourth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Moved to March ARB, California, effective April 1, 1998.
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5th Air Force
 bullion 5th AF "KOREA", made in Japan, RFU, Used........inquire
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5th AF History per the USAF
Established as Philippine Department Air Force on August 16, 1941. Activated on September 20, 1941 at Nichols Field, Philippine Islands, assigned to the Philippine Department, U.S. Army. Redesignated Far East Air Force on October 28, 1941. Moved to Darwin, Australia, in December 1941, following the Japanese attacks in the Philippines. Redesignated 5th Air Force on February 5, 1942. Moved to Brisbane, Australia, in September 1942. Redesignated Fifth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Southwest Pacific Area in November 1942. Moved to Nadzab, New Guinea, in June 1944, and assigned to Far East Air Forces (later, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army; Far East Air Forces; Pacific Air Forces). Moved to Owi, Schouten Islands in Aug 1944; to Leyte, Philippine Islands, in November 1944; to Mindoro, Philippine Islands, in January 1945; to Luzon, Philippine Islands, in April 1945; to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, in July 1945; to Irumagawa, Japan, about September 25, 1945; to Tokyo, Japan, in January 1946; to Nagoya (later, Nagoya AB), Japan, in May 1946; to Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 1950; to Taegu AB, South Korea, on December 22, 1950; to Seoul, South Korea, on June 15, 1951; to Osan-ni, South Korea, in January 1954; to Nagoya AB (later, Nagoya AS; Moriyama AS), Japan, on September 1, 1954; to Fuchu AS, Japan, on July 1, 1957; and to Yokota AB, Japan, on November 11, 1974.
Not to be confused with a second "Fifth" air force created as a temporary establishment to handle combat operations after the outbreak of hostilities on June 25, 1950, in Korea. This numbered air force was established as Fifth Air Force, Advance, and organized at Itazuki AB, Japan, assigned to Fifth Air Force, on July 14, 1950. It moved to Taegu AB, South Korea, on July 24, 1950, and was redesignated Fifth Air Force in Korea at the same time. After moving, it apparently received command control from Far East Air Forces. The establishment operated from Pusan, Taegu, and Seoul before being discontinued on December 1, 1950.
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7th Air Force
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7th/13th Air Forcesfrom the Maharajah Tailor Shop Udorn, Thailand
  RFU, never washed, Used.......inquire
( also linked below and on main AF patch page )
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Made by Maharajah of Udorn, Thailand
  RFU Flight Jacket, never washed, without the stitch-marks it would be new, Used....inquire
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another Thai made 7th AF
 click on picture
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Plaque presented to Major General Robert J. Dixon
circa 1969 - 70
  Presented to the Vice Commander of the 7th AF by Major General R. A. Hay, Commander Australian Force Vietnam, the recipient flew for the RAF in WWII, was captured by the Germans, flew combat missions in Korea and Vietnam, ended his service a as a 4-Star, plaque made in Australian, Used.......inquire
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3509DX - Neck BIB, by Maharajah
  3509DX - 7th Air Force Neck Bib, made my Maharajah in Udorn, Thailand, damaged(see left pic) near 7th AF direct embroidered insignia, Used....inquire
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3509EN - 7th Air Force Party Suits
 3509EN - Yankee Air Pirate and U.S. Flag with other embroidery, Vietnam made, Used.......inquire
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7th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Hawaiian Air Force on October 19, 1940. Activated on November 1, 1940, at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, and assigned to Hawaiian Department, U.S. Army. Moved to Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, in July 1941. Redesignated 7th Air Force on February 5, 1942, and Seventh Air Force on September 18, 1942. Became part of U.S. Army Forces, Central Pacific Area, about August 16, 1943, and assigned to Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, on August 1, 1944. Moved to Saipan, Mariana Islands, in December 1944. Moved to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and assigned to Far East Air Forces (later, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army), effective July 14, 1945. Moved without personnel or equipment to Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on January 1, 1946. Assigned to Army Air Forces on January 1, 1947. Redesignated Pacific Air Command on December 15, 1947. Discontinued on June 1, 1949. Redesignated Seventh Air Force on December 10, 1954. Activated at Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on January 5, 1955, and assigned to Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/FEAF [Rear]). Moved to Wheeler AFB, Territory of Hawaii, in March 1955. Inactivated on July 1, 1957. Activated on March 28, 1966, and assigned to Pacific Air Forces. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Tan Son Nhut Airfield, South Vietnam. Moved to Nakhon Phanom Airport, Thailand, effective March 29, 1973. Inactivated on June 30, 1975. Assigned to Pacific Air Forces on August 20, 1986, and activated at Osan AB, South Korea, on September 8, 1986.
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8th Air Force
 circa 1970 "Stubby-Wing" B-52 patch, RFU Flight Jacket, Used.....inquire
KC-135 patch, RFU Flight Suit, Used......inquire
B-52, UnUsed......inquire
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circa 1950s 8th AF Shield
 Large shield, older cream-back, been in 2 x scrapbooks with residues on back, UnUsed....inquire
Large Shield, 1960s(?), UnUsed......inquire
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Command Crew
  8th AF "Command Crew", older patch, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
"Blue Ribbon Crew", modern plastic backing, spot of plastic on front, UnUsed........inquire
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8th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as VIII Bomber Command on January 19, 1942. Activated on February 1, 1942, at Langley Field, Virginia, and assigned to Air Force Combat Command. Moved to Savannah, Georgia, about February 10, 1942. Moved later in February to Daws Hill, England, joining Eighth Air Force. Moved to High Wycombe, England, on May 15, 1942. Redesignated Eighth Air Force on February 22, 1944. Moved without personnel or equipment to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, on July 16, 1945, with assignment to U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces. Moved without personnel or equipment to MacDill Field, Florida, on June 7, 1946, joining Strategic Air Command. Moved to Fort Worth Army Airfield (later, Griffiss AFB [briefly]; Carswell AFB), Texas, in November 1946 and to Westover AFB, Massachusetts, in June 1955. Moved without personnel or equipment to Andersen AFB, Guam, on April 1, 1970, absorbing resources of 3d Air Division. Moved without personnel or equipment to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, on January 1, 1975, absorbing resources of Second Air Force. Relieved from assignment to Strategic Air Command and assigned to Air Combat Command on June 1, 1992.
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10th Air Force
12th Air Force
 Tenth Air Force, 4 1/4", UnUsed....inquire
TWELFTH AIR FORCE, scrapbook residue on back, Unused.....inquire
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10th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as 10th Air Force on February 4, 1942. Activated on February 12, 1942, at Patterson Field, Ohio, and assigned to Air Force Combat Command. Moved to New Delhi, India, March-May 1942, with assignment to U.S. Army Forces in China-Burma-India. Redesignated Tenth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Sector, on August 21, 1943. Moved to Barrackpore, India, in October 1943; to Belvedere Palace, Calcutta, India, in January 1944; to Kanjikoah, India, in June 1944. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Theater, on October 27, 1944. Moved to Myitkyina, Burma, in November 1944; to Bhamo, Burma, in February 1945; to Piardoba, India, in May 1945; and to Kunming, China, June-July 1945. Assigned to Army Air Forces, China Theater, on July 6, 1945. Moved to Liuchow, China, in early August 1945; to Kunming, China, later in August 1945; and to Shanghai, China, in October 1945. Returned to the U.S., arriving at Fort Lawton, Washington, on January 5, 1946. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Activated on May 24, 1946, at Brooks Field (later, AFB), Texas, and assigned to Air Defense Command. Moved to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, effective July 1, 1948, and to Fort Benjamin Harrison (later, Benjamin Harrison AFB), Indiana, effective September 25, 1948. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Selfridge AFB, Michigan, in January 1950. Discontinued, and inactivated, on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri. Inactivated on December 31, 1969. Redesignated Tenth Air Force (Reserve) on September 24, 1976. Activated on October 8, 1976, at Bergstrom AFB, Texas, and assigned to Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command). Redesignated Tenth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Moved to Carswell ARS, Texas, effective June 30, 1996.
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12th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Twelfth Air Force, and activated, on August 20, 1942, at Bolling Field, D.C., with assignment to Army Air Forces. Moved to England August-September 1942, then to Algeria in November 1942, participating in the invasion of north Africa. Moved to Tunisia in August 1943, and to Italy in December 1943. Inactivated at Florence, Italy, on August 31, 1945. Activated on May 17, 1946, at March Field, California, and assigned to Tactical Air Command. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Brooks AFB, Texas, in January 1949. Discontinued on July 1, 1950. Organized on January 21, 1951, at Wiesbaden, Germany, and assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Moved to Ramstein (later, Ramstein AB), Germany, in April 1953. Moved without personnel or equipment to Waco, Texas, absorbing resources of Eighteenth Air Force, and concurrently assigned to Tactical Air Command, on January 1, 1958. Moved to Bergstrom AFB, Texas, in August 1968. Relieved from assignment to Tactical Air Command and assigned to Air Combat Command on June 1, 1992. Moved from Bergstrom AFB, Texas, to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, effective October 1, 1992.
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13th Air Force
Presented to Jerry Colonna for Bob Hope's Christmas Show of 1965
(12" tall plaque from the Commander of the Thirteenth Air Force Philippines)
  reads: "Headquarters Thirteenth Air Force Philippines Awarded to Mr. Jerry Colonna Bob Hope Christmas Show 1965 for his outstanding contribution to the morale of the Armed Forces in Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines during the Holiday Season."...............inquire
see Jerry's 25th Infantry Division plaque or CVA-43 USS Coral Sea Plaque
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7th/13th Air Forces
from the Maharajah Tailor Shop Udorn, Thailand
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another Thai made 7/13 patch
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13th AFpartial History per the USAF
Established as Thirteenth Air Force on December 14, 1942. Activated on January 13, 1943, on New Caledonia Island. Moved to Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides in January 1943 as part of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East. Moved to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in January 1944, and to Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, in June 1944. Assigned to Far East Air Forces on June 15, 1944. Moved to Hollandia, then Noemfoor Island, New Guinea, in September 1944; to Morotai Island in October 1944; to Leyte, Philippine Islands, in March 1945; and to Luzon, Philippine Islands about January 1, 1946. Moved without personnel or equipment to Kadena AB, Okinawa, on December 1, 1948, and to Clark AFB (later, AB), Philippine Islands, in May 1949. Assigned to Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/FEAF [Rear]), on May 17, 1955. Assigned to Pacific Air Forces, on July 1, 1957. Moved without or personnel or equipment from Clark AB, Philippine Islands, to Andersen AFB, Guam, on December 2, 1991.
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14th Air Force
 Black Border Fourteenth Air Force, older 4 1/8", UnUsed.....(sold)
14th AF, UnUsed......inquire
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Black Border 14th AF
 14th AF, older 4 1/8", UnUsed.....inquire
Unused......inquire
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14th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Fourteenth Air Force on March 5, 1943. Activated on March 10, 1943, at Kunming, China, and assigned to U.S. Army Forces, China-Burma-India Theater. Assigned to U.S. Forces, China Theater, about October 24, 1944. Moved to Peishyi, China, in August 1945. Returned to the United States, arriving at Fort Lawton, Washington, on January 5, 1946. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Activated on May 24, 1946, at Orlando Army Air Base (later, AFB), Florida, with assignment to Air Defense Command. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Robins AFB, Georgia, in October 1949. Inactivated on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Gunter AFB, Alabama. Moved without personnel or equipment to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 1, 1968, absorbing resources of 9th Aerospace Defense Division. Redesignated Fourteenth Aerospace Force on July 1, 1968. Inactivated on October 1, 1976. Redesignated Fourteenth Air Force (Reserve), and activated on October 8, 1976, at Dobbins AFB (later, ARB), Georgia, and assigned to Air Force Reserve. Redesignated Fourteenth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Inactivated on July 1, 1993. Activated the same day at Vandenberg AFB, California, with a change in assignment to Air Force Space Command.
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15th Air Force
 lighter-blue Fifteenth Air Force, RFU, was hand-stitched, Used....inquire
medium-blue 14th AF, 4 3/8", RFU, Used......inquire
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 15th AF, UnUsed.....inquire
3 3/8" Fifteenth Air Force, RFU, Used.....inquire
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15th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Fifteenth Air Force on October 30, 1943. Activated on November 1, 1943, at Tunis, Tunisia. Moved to Bari, Italy, effective December 1, 1943. Assigned to United States Strategic Air Forces about February 1944. Inactivated on September 15, 1945. Activated on March 31, 1946, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and assigned to Strategic Air Command. Moved to March AFB, California, in November 1949. Relieved from assignment to Strategic Air Command and assigned to Air Mobility Command on January 1, 1992. Moved from March AFB, California, to Travis AFB, California, on July 1, 1993.
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16th Air Force
 Sixteenth Air Force, UnUsed.....inquire
16th AF, early-Taiwan made, 4 1/8", UnUsed....inquire
 16th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Joint United States Military Group, Air Administration (Spain), and activated at Madrid, Spain, as separate operating agency (SOA) of the USAF, on May 20, 1954. Redesignated Sixteenth Air Force on July 15, 1956. Assigned to Strategic Air Command on July 1, 1957, losing SOA status. Moved to Torrejon AB, Spain, effective February 1, 1958. Assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe on April 15, 1966. Moved from Torrejon AB, Spain to Aviano AB, Italy, effective August 10, 1992.
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17th Air Force
 Seventeenth Air Force, 4 5/8", UnUsed....inquire
17th AF, Asian made(?), Unused.....inquire
 17th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Seventeenth Air Force on April 17, 1953. Organized on April 25, 1953, at Rabat-Sale, French Morocco (later, Morocco), and assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Moved to Wheelus AB, Libya, on August 1, 1956. Moved without personnel or equipment to Ramstein AB, West Germany, on November 15, 1959, and remanned. Moved to Sembach AB, West Germany, in October 1972. Inactivated effective September 30, 1996.
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18th Air Force
  Eighteenth Air Force, 4", Asian made(?), UnUsed....inquire
18th AF History per the USAF
Established as Eighteenth Air Force (Troop Carrier) on March 7, 1951. Organized on March 28, 1951, at Donaldson AFB, South Carolina, and assigned to Tactical Air Command. Redesignated Eighteenth Air Force on June 26, 1951. Moved to Waco, Texas, effective September 1, 1957. Inactivated on January 1, 1958.
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19th Air Force
 Nineteenth Air Force, UnUsed.....inquire
19th AF, Asian made, Unused....inquire
 19th AF partial History per the USAF
Established as Nineteenth Air Force on July 1, 1955. Activated on July 8, 1955, at Foster AFB, Texas, with assignment to Tactical Air Command. Moved to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, effective September 1, 1958. Inactivated on July 2, 1973. Assigned to Air Education and Training Command on June 8, 1993. Activated at Randolph AFB, Texas, on July 1, 1993.
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21st Air Force
  Twenty-First Air Force, 3.5", UnUsed.....inquire
21st AF partial History per the USAF
Established as 23d Army Air Forces (AAF) Ferrying Wing on June 12, 1942. Activated on June 18, 1942, at Presque Isle, Maine, and assigned to AAF Ferrying Command (later, Air Transport Command). Redesignated North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, on July 5, 1942. Redesignated North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command, on June 27, 1944. Moved to Fort Totten, New York, and redesignated Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command, on September 20, 1945. Assigned to Air Transport Service on October 15, 1947. Moved to Westover Field (later, AFB), Massachusetts, in October 1947. Redesignated Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service (later, Military Airlift Command), on June 1, 1948. Moved to McGuire AFB, New Jersey, effective June 1, 1955. Redesignated Eastern Transport Air Force on July 1, 1958, and Twenty-First Air Force on January 3, 1966. Relieved from assignment to Military Airlift Command and assigned to Air Mobility Command on June 1, 1992.
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22nd Air Force
 maybe one of the first of the Twenty-second Air Force patches (circa 1966?), UnUsed......inquire
22nd AF, 4 1/8", Asian made, UnUsed.....inquire
old BX price sticker on back, UnUsed....inquire
 22nd AFpartial History per the USAF
Established as Domestic Division, Air Corps Ferrying Command, and activated, on December 28, 1941 in Washington D.C., with assignment to Air Corps Ferrying Command. Redesignated: Domestic Wing, Air Corps Ferrying Command, on February 26, 1942; Domestic Wing, Army Air Forces Ferry Command, on March 9, 1942; Domestic Wing, Army Air Forces Ferrying Command, on March 31, 1942; Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, on June 20, 1942. Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in February 1943. Redesignated Continental Division, Air Transport Command, on February 28, 1946. Discontinued on October 31, 1946. Consolidated (1979) with the organization established as Continental Division, Military Air Transport Service, and organized at Kelly AFB, Texas, on July 1, 1948. Assigned to Military Air Transport Service (later, Military Airlift Command). Moved to Travis AFB, California, effective June 25, 1958. Redesignated Western Transport Air Force on July 1, 1958, and Twenty-Second Air Force on January 8, 1966. Relieved from assignment to Military Airlift Command and assigned to Air Mobility Command on June 1, 1992. Inactivated on July 1, 1993. Activated the same day at Dobbins ARB, Georgia, with a change in assignment to the Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command).
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Air Divisions
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3rd Air Division
 1966 - 1970 era 3rd Air Division & Gaggle Patch...(sold)
(Gaggle Patch Wing Insignias (clockwise): 4133rd Bomb Wing(P) (Anderson, AFB, Guam),
4252nd Strategic Wing (SW) (Kadena, Okinawa), and 4258th SW (U-Tapao, Thailand))
( see 4133rd Wing items on the Wings patch page )
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Japan made
  3 1/2", RFU, never washed, Used.....inquire
( I have it's mate which has been washed = cheaper )
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4th Air Division
7th Air Division
 4th AD, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed...(sold)
7th AD, scrapbook residue on back, gauze backing, UnUsed......inquire
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18th Strategic Aerospace Division
( circa 1962 to 1968 )
19th Air Division
 18th SAD "STRAT AEROSP DIV", scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
19th AD, older ME with 2-pigtails (has Pelon backing), scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed....(sold)
(I can trace Pelon backing material....back to 1963)
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18th Strategic Air Division partial History
Redesignated 18th AD May 20 1959 and Activated July 1 1959
Redesignated 18th Strategic Aerospace Division February 15 1962
Inactivated July 2 1968
Assigned Fifteenth Air Force 1 July 1959 - 2 July 1968
Components
Wings: 6th Strategic: 25 Mar 1967-2 Jul 1968; 91st Bombardment 1 Jul 1963-1 Sep 1964;
92nd Bombardment (later, 92nd Strategic Aerospace) 1 Jul 1959-2 Jul 1968; 320th Bombardment 1 Jul 1965-2 Jul 1966;
462nd Strategic Aerospace 1 Feb 1963-25 Jun 1966; 4157th Strategic Wing 1 Jul 1965-25 Mar 1967;
4158th Strategic 1 Jul 1965-25 Jun 1966; 4170th Strategic 1 Jul 1959-1 Feb 1963
Stationed Fairchild AFB, WA, 1 Jul 1959-2 Jul 1968.
Aircraft: B-52, 1959-1968; KC-135, 1959-1968; Atlas, 1961-1965; Titan I, 1963-1965; RC-135, 1967-1968
Operations
From 1965 - 1968 units of the 18thAD sent aircraft/aircrews to Southeast Asia for combat operations
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19th Air Division partial History
19th AD Organized 1951
Flew: B-36, B-52, KC-135, & B-58
From 1967 to 1973 units deployed B-52s with Aircrews to Southeast Asia for combat operations
In 1975 the 19th AD provided air-refueling for the evacuation of Vietnamese and Americans from South Vietnam
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20th Air Division (Air Defense)
assigned to Tactical Air Command
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  Yellow border, UnUsed....inquire
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Variation with Gold Border
  4" with yellow border, UnUsed........inquire
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21st Air Division (Strategic Air Command)
23rd Air Division
 20th Air Division (Air Defense), assigned to TAC, 4", UnUsed..........(sold)
21st AD, assigned to SAC, Active from 1951 - 1962 then redesignated 21st Aerospace Division, UnUsed..(sold)
23rd Air Division, stationed at Duluth AFB, 1960s era insignia, cheeseloth backing, RFU, Used......inquire
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24th Air Division (Air Defense)
25th Air Division
26th Air Division
 24th AD, Northeast Air Defense Sector, cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
25th AD, plastic back, UnUsed.........inquire
4", controlled Fighters in the Northeast Sector for 18 years and then moved to the West Coast, UnUsed....inquire
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27th Air Division (Air Defense)
 4", scrapbook residue, UnUsed........inquire
27th AD (AD), minor stain below the lightning bolts, UnUsed.......inquire
( also have a New Condtion patch with no scrapbook residue, ask )
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Thai made 40th Air Division
 31st Air Division (Air Defense), UnUsed.....(sold)
40th Air Division, assigned to SAC, Thailand made, UnUsed...(sold)
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65th Air Division
  65th AD, large 4.75", RFU, Used........inquire
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partial History
Redesignated 65th Air Division (Defense) on 17 Apr 1952; Organized on 24 Apr 1952; Discontinued on 8 Mar 1954;
Activated on 8 Apr 1957; Discontinued/Inactivated on 1 Jan 1965
Assigned: Iceland Air Defense Force 1952 - 1954; 16th AF 1957; USAFE 1960 -1965
Components: 1st Fighter Day (later, 1st Tactical Fighter) Squadron attached 27 Jun-c. 12 Nov 1958;
82nd FIS 1 Apr 1953-8 Mar 1954; 157th FIS 23 Nov 1961-17 Jul 1962; 307th TFS 13 Mar-c. 31 Jul 1959;
308th TFS attached c. Aug-16 Nov 1959; 334th TFS attached 1 Apr-13 Aug 1963; 336th TFS attached 13 Aug 1963-6 Jan 1964;
430th TFS attached 25 Sep-25 Nov 1961; 431 FIS 1 Sep 1958-1 Jul 1960; attached 1 Jul 1960-c. 18 May 1964;
434th TFS attached 18 Mar 1960-unkn; 14 Aug-25 Sep 1961; 435th TFS attached 15 Dec 1960-14 Apr 1961; 6 Aug-l Nov 1962;
2 Apr-18 Jun 1964; 436th TFS attached 1 Nov 1962-3 Apr 1963; 474th TFS attached 15 Nov 1958-14 Mar 1959;
476th TFS attached 16 Nov 1959-18 Mar 1960; 16 Apr-11 Aug 1961; 6 Jan-2 Apr 1964;
497th FIS 5 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1960; attached 1 Jul 1960-17 Jun 1964:
Stations: Keflavik Airport, Iceland, 24 Apr 1952-8 Mar 1954; Madrid, Spain, 8 Apr 1957;
Torrejon AB, Spain, 1 Oct 1957-1 Jan 1965
Aircraft: F-94 1952-1954; F-86 1953-1954; F-86 1957-1960; F-100 1958-1961;
F-104 1959-1964; F-102 1960-1964; F-105 1963-1964
As an Air Division, it carried out air defense operations in Iceland 1952-1954. Activated three years later it transferred to Spain, where it cooperated with Spanish Air Force units in the Air Defense Direction Centers (ADDCs). Its fighter squadrons flew air defense interceptions over Spanish airspace. The 65th also controlled the operations of attached tactical fighter squadrons deployed to Spain for temporary duty. Assigned or attached units of the division participated in numerous exercises
with the Spanish Air Defense Command, and in some instances, with the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
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Thai made 313th Air Division
313th AD based on Okinawa - sent the "Blind Bat" missions to SEA
 313th Air Division, Thailand made, 374th TAW assigned to this Division, UnUsed.........inquire
314th Air Division, Korean made, RFU, Used...(sold)
314th AD, older Japan made with sticker, UnUsed........inquire
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315th Air Division
Operated most of the C-130s supporting Vietnam until 1966
  315th AD, 3 3/4" Japan made, early RVN participant, UnUsed......inquire
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 315th Air Division "TOPS IN PACAF FLYING SAFETY 1961", Ace Novelty made, Unused..(sold)
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partial History
Based at Tachikawa AFB, Japan, did heavy re-supply in SEA until the 834th Air Division took over in 1966
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322nd Air Division (Combat Cargo)
circa 1954 - 1966
 4 1/4", Older 322nd AD "CC", 1954 - 1965 era, Unused.....inquire
831st Air Division, assigned to Tactical Air Command, active 1957-71.....( |