Patch, Military
Object number2018.74.5 a,b
Date1944-1945
MediumFabric; Thread
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionTwo (2) Eighth Air Force shoulder sleeve insignia patches. Circular patch with blue embroidered background and border. Front has golden orange winged "8"; inside the numeral's bottom section is a five-pointed white star with red circular center. Reverse has stray threads around perimeter.DimensionsDiameter x Depth (a): 2.438 x 0.125 in. (6.2 x 0.3 cm)Inscriptions(a-b)
Front of each patch has golden orange "8".
Historical NotesJohn R. McCullough entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1944 and served with the Eighth Air Force as a navigator in a B-17 "Flying Fortress" through the late war in the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. For "courage, coolness, and skill" in bombing attacks on military and industrial installations in Germany, he was eventually awarded an Air Medal and four bronze oak leaf clusters.
Related institution
United States Army Air Corps
Previous owner
John R. McCullough Jr.
Related institution
Eighth Air Force
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1955-1964
1974-2012
1949-1964
1959-1964
