Army Air Force Pilot, Navigator, Bombardier, Aerial Gunner, Crew Member & WASP Wings during WW II. 

OUTSTANGING Sir. I'm rewatching 3 seasons of the circa 1963-65 television series "12 o'Clock High" and find myself impressed, given the production limitations of the time, the still rigorous attention to detail paid to many of the uniforms, material and customs & courtesies between officers and enlisted personnel. I know I shouldn't be so impressed by this, as the show's writers, directors, production staff and many of its actors were both veterans of Word War II and at the time less than 20 years removed from their experiences, yet I still find myself marveling at the "technical direction" herein, which seems so much a lost art in these days of CGI. Once again, please accept my commendation Sir for your extraordinary briefing on the US Army Air Corp's breat insignia of this era. Semper Fidelis & Toujours Pret

Happy to see this, we're trying to put together a shadow box for my deceased grandfather who served in the Army Air Forces.

Great work and super informative....keep doing what you are doing sir

There's an old story about a WWII glider pilot that was asked what the "G" on his wings stood for. "It stands for guts", he replied. While technically not correct of course, I'd say he was actually correct. The history of military gliders is very interesting, and there are some good books on the subject, such as "The G Stands for Guts".

i love it. it's very informative...

My grandpa was a machine gunner and radio operator on a B-17 at the end of the war. His wings had a shield on them but he wasn't a pilot. He did learn how to land his bomber in case the pilots became incapacitated on a bombing run. I'm wondering if that's why his were pilot and not gunner wings. Unless he had gunner wings that I never saw.

Brilliant