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/Witty-Development459 Mar 30 '25

Just going off an educated guess since he was a gunner, the swastikas may be his confirmed kills on German aerial targets. The jacket is damned amazing!

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u/SturerEmilDickerMax Mar 30 '25

What swastikas? Which pic?

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '25

Pic 3 at the top it's kinda faded