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1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Eagle and Shield Pin]

A gold eagle on top of a shield decorated with a blue banner surrounding two white stars and thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Pin backs attached.

GLC09620.391.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Eagle and Shield Pin]

A gold eagle on top of a shield decorated with a blue banner surrounding two white stars and thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Pin backs not attached.

GLC09620.391.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Eagle and Shield Pin]

A gold eagle on top of a shield decorated with a blue banner surrounding one white star and thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Pin backs attached.

GLC09620.392.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Eagle and Shield Pin]

A gold eagle on top of a shield decorated with a blue banner surrounding one white star and thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Pin backs attached.

GLC09620.392.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Single prong attached.

GLC09620.393.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs are bent.

GLC09620.393.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs are twisted together.

GLC09620.393.03

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A smaller bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs are attached

GLC09620.394.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A smaller bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs are attached.

GLC09620.394.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A smaller bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs pushed together.

GLC09620.394.03

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A smaller bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly bent.

GLC09620.394.04

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A smaller bronze star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly twisted together at the end.

GLC09620.394.05

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly flared out at the end.

GLC09620.395.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly flared out at the end.

GLC09620.395.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly flared out at the end.

GLC09620.395.03

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly flared out at the end.

GLC09620.395.04

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs slightly flared out at the end.

GLC09620.395.05

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Bronze Star Device]

A five-pointed star device to be added to ribbon bars. Two prongs are pushed together.

GLC09620.395.06

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Single prong attached.

GLC09620.396.01

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs bent by oak leaf base.

GLC09620.396.02

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs bent by oak leaf base.

GLC09620.396.03

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs bent by oak leaf base.

GLC09620.396.04

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs are straight.

GLC09620.396.05

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs are slightly bent at the end.

GLC09620.396.06

1943-1946

United States. Army Air Forces

Object

Title: [Silver Oak Leaf Cluster]

A cluster of 3 oak leaves with small acorns to represent five bronze oak leaf clusters. Two prongs are slightly bent at the end.

GLC09620.396.07