Original U.S. WWII Italian Made Airborne Troop Carrier Bullion Embroidered Patch No Return with a lovely faded look

with a lovely faded look on one side

with the leather stained but still supple

and someone added this marking to indicate that

indicating production at Seki Arsenal

It was inactivated on 16 November 1945

Original U.S. WWII Italian Made Airborne Troop Carrier Bullion Embroidered Patch No Return with a lovely faded lookOriginal Item: Only One Available. Italian heavy bullion wire embroidered patch offered in very good condition. It measures 3. 25"H x 3" W. All U. S. tactical air support units in Great Britain were consolidated into the Ninth Air Force on 16 October 1943, under the command of Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton. At the same time the IX Troop Carrier Command was activated, having been constituted by USAAF Headquarters five days before the headquarters of IX