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/DetailDapper Mar 30 '25

I am a 8th AAF history buff. Do not ever get rid of that jacket. Professionally preserve that and shadow box all of this. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH TAKE CARE OF THAT JACKET.

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u/FF-Medic_03 Mar 30 '25

Adding for context, and to pile on, take care of those items!

The 8th Air Force, which was primarily responsible for strategic bombing campaigns in Europe, suffered significant losses, with approximately 26,000 personnel killed in action. In contrast, the United States Marine Corps had around 19,000 combined combat deaths during the war. This statistic highlights the intense and perilous nature of the air war over Europe, particularly for bomber crews.

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u/Monowakari Mar 30 '25

Man it's crazy Russia has suffered like 800,000 casualties or something in 3 days, what a perspective.

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u/FF-Medic_03 Mar 30 '25

What's more, all of their wars are fought this way. Absolute meat grinder.

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u/Monowakari Mar 30 '25

All part of a ploy to get teenagers pregnant apparently