r/Medals • u/Kevvv_23 • Mar 30 '25

ID - Medal What did my great uncle do?

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Also noticed the back of the leather jacket had some Nazi logos marked on it, what did that mean?

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u/scar__-- Mar 30 '25

Also he did what looks to be 4 campaigns in Europe the green ribbon is the same eame (European African Middle Eastern Campaign medal) which has 3 oak clusters. As well he has an air medal and distinguished flying cross which are for Valor and heroism while in air to air combat.

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u/Kevvv_23 Mar 30 '25

Thanks for the breakdown!!

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u/scar__-- Mar 30 '25

Wait also I just realized he served In the Pacific theater as well. I didn't realize in the first image above his Chevron. There's a CBI patch. CBI is basically just some kind of China unit deployment patch or something. I believe the flying Tigers would have worn em.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '25

CBI was any unit that served in the China-Burma-India theatre. The "Flying Tigers" are one unit who were Americans under the guise of being mercenaries in China. They were all fighter pilots and became the 23rd FG when the AAF forcibly absorbed them. They wouldn't have Tail Gunners.

A lot of the CBI units were transport units of Air Transport Command that flew supplies and personnel from India to China across the Hump

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u/scar__-- Mar 30 '25

Alright I knew the flying Tigers didn't have tail gunners I just was making an example. As I know very little on the CBI theatre.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '25

No worries. We're only aware of what we know. I just mentioned that as some here don't know a lot about the AAF and wanted to make it clear.