USAAF Ninth Air Force WW2 Reproduction Patch

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WW2 USAAF Ninth Air Force Hand embroidered in silver and gold wire on a blue shield shaped background Size: H 3 1/2" x W 3" / 9 x 8 cms ***** Created in August 1941 as V Air Suppor t Command, it was redesignated the Ninth Air Force in April 1942. The Ninth took part in the Allied invasion of Italy and operations across Egypt and Libya. And in October 1943, moved to England in preparation for the D-Day assault on the beaches of Normandy. The Ninth was inactivated in December 1945. Show more