Thanks Folks!

 

Eighth Air Force makes sense! Parker's duck looks like a figure eight to me, but I do see the resemblance to a duck.

 

Yeah, but look at what appears to be the duck's eyeball And the wing cap looks like a duck beak! i.e., the top circle of the 8 bears a resemblance to a duck 's head caricature. And lots of the insignia of the time were caricatures - lots even done by Disney.

Taking that away, it does look more like the standard 8th AAF Patch.

 

I'm wondering, though, what the "dot" is in the upper part of the "Figure 8?"

 

That's the Duck's eyeball, of course!

 

Going to look a bit further or send an inquiry.

I know this regarding my Dad's Service from his obituary. He wrote it himself and was extremely proud of his service.

He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, holding the rank of master sergeant. He served in the battles of Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe.
He was the recipient of the Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon and the Distinguished Unit Badge with one Oak Leaf Cluster.

 

It's a hole in the patch.

 

Lainey,

Here's a site that might be good for research and sources of info. on your dads unit.

http://mighty8thaf.preller.us/



~Steven

 

[QUOTE=Lainey,Sep 26 2008, 07:57 PM]

 

You people are the best.