United States. An Army Air Forces Jacket, To Captain (Later Lieutenant Colonel) Clifford L. Peterson, C.1945 Auction He was in the 6th

He was in the 6th Battalion

maker marked "BIRKS" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

presenting toned bronze and general tarnished surface

two Commemorative Medals 1898 "Signum Memoriae"

the number 9853 impressed on the edge

United States. An Army Air Forces Jacket, To Captain (Later Lieutenant Colonel) Clifford L. Peterson, C.1945 Auction He was in the 6thThis jacket is fabricated from a fine army green wool, button down epaulette straps on both shoulders, each of which is secured in place by a large brown plastic button at the neck end, with a Lieutenant Colonel rank insignia pinned in place on both straps. There is an Eighth Air Force patch sewn in place on the left shoulder and a United States Army Air Forces patch sewn in place on the right shoulder, both badges in red, white and dark yellow