Recent content by Talon884

Yes he did, He enlisted in the Texas National Guard while going to college in 1939, Texas 133rd Artillery, 39th Infantry (Left side of the case) then joined the Air Cadets in 1940 (Right side of case) and was commissioned in the USAAF in 1942 and Retired in 1966 (Center of display case)

He was a member of the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st TRG in the South Pacific, flying P-39's then onto P-51's / F-6's. He joined the 82nd in early '45 in New guinea and made the trek up the Philippines and finally to Ie Shima (small Island off of Okinawa) and was one of the first...

This is a Eastman "Rough Wear 27752" contract jacket, I bought it about a month ago and added a few things to it (copy of my Grandfathers Squadron Patch and blood chit sewn into the lining).cant wait for it to get cool enough here in FL to wear it!

I wear this one from time to time from my grandfather, from his days flying P-51's in the South Pacific during WW II. Waltham Type A-11

I bought this jacket few weeks ago from History Preservation (Eastman Leather - Rough Wear #27752) and added a replica of my Grandfathers squadron patch from the South Pacific in during WW II (82nd TRS, "Strafin' Saints") done by Johnny Signor who I found here on this site, and added a CBI Blood...

I would just like to thank you for your post, My grandfather (James Martin - B Flight)was in the 82nd as well, he loaned his patch to a friend of his to make a painting of and we never saw him or the patch again. I have been looking for someone that could replicate it and I was able to track...