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Army Air Forces [4th Air Force Badge]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.404 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1943-1946 Pagination: 1 patch : cloth : blue, white, orange, and red ; 8.6 x 7.7 cm. Order a Copy

A military patch from the Army Air Forces in World War II. The four orange lines leading up to a white star with a red circle in the middle of white wings represents the 4th Air Force.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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