• Tunic, Type M1944, United States Army Air Forces, James H. Doolittle
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    Gen. James H. Doolittle's United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Type 1944 tunic; olive drab wool "Ike" jacket with four hidden buttons down front; two patch pockets with flap and box pleat; drop fall collar; waist belt; command pilot badge over left breast pocket; 17 medal ribbons (Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal, World War I Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign; World War II Victory Medal; Order of the Condor of the Andes; Order of Polina Restituta; Honor Medal [China], Knight Commander Order of the Bath, Croix de Guerre [France], Order of the Crown), three star Lieutenant General's rank insignia on epaulets; gold wire embroidered 8th Air Force insignia on left shoulder; winged propeller U.S. Army Air Force and United States national insignia on collar.

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02/27/2024

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Aviation; Equipment; Flight Gear; Military; People; Uniforms; World War II

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