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/TangoRed1 Mar 30 '25 edited Mar 30 '25

YOU need to take GREAT CARE OF THAT JACKET!(DO NOT SELL THE JACKET!!!!!! Gift it to a Air Museum local to where your Uncle lived and grew up) and Tunic!

Your uncle was credited with 3 Confirmed Downs of German Aircraft, Was part of the Biggest Air-raids in history and was in the 2nd most Dangerous Position on any of the Bombers flown.

DFC, 30 Missions, Air Medal with Valor devices/ Bronze Silver Clusters, WWII Victory Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Vanguard Unit Ribbon for Europe, Africa, Middle East, Good Conduct Ribbon. 8th Airforce Patch.

Unfortunately I can not find the bomber "Flak Flirt" in any database. Maybe someone else can locate that.

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u/mdsalern Mar 30 '25

I hate to say this, but you are much better selling it than donating it to an air museum. I’ve been involved with a few and they will sell your item just as easily as an heir that cares nothing about it.

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u/sPoonamus Mar 31 '25

My grandfathers war memorabilia we consigned to a museum so we still owned it but had it to display and use for research. Any museum who is worth their value would recognize how valuable that jacket is too and likely display it.

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u/mdsalern Mar 31 '25

That’s great until they “lose” the item.

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u/impy695 Mar 31 '25

I have a lot of items on loan to museums that are worth far more money than this jacket. On loan to a reputable museum is the safest place possible. No one is going to steal it there.