Original U.S. WWII Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient 9th Air Force P-47 Fighter Pilot Lieutenant Robert A. Latchin Ike Jacket with Bullion Patch & Wings with Folder of Research - 404th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group French Field Equipment with the original receiver having

with the original receiver having been cut

The award was also presented extensively to members of the United States National Guard who had been federalized for active military duty but had not been deployed to actual combat in the Spanish–American War

and has laundry number R3524 written in marker

There is also a paint stencil marking of 0499 on the front of the nose

Original U.S. WWII Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient 9th Air Force P-47 Fighter Pilot Lieutenant Robert A. Latchin Ike Jacket with Bullion Patch & Wings with Folder of Research - 404th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group French Field Equipment with the original receiver havingOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the tremendous uniform & research of First Lieutenant Robert Abner Latchin, 404th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group, who was participated in 33 combat missions, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with a staggering eight oak leaf clusters, during the Second World War. Interestingly, Latchin was born in Mosul, Iraq. Latchins uniform is a tremendous example, being very well named in