This is a beautiful World War II U. 9th Air Force officers Ike Jacket with all original insignia and British made shoulder patch that is in excellent condition. Pinned to each epaulet is a STERLING marked Captains bars. The lapels have the officers wing and prop officers insignia and the U. Sewn above the left breast pocket is a beautiful bullion pilots wing which is with a wonderful dark, age toned patina. Below this is a two-place ribbon bar consisting of the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and the European Theater of Operations Medal with 3 bronze campaign stars. Sewn to the left shoulder is a nice British made 9th Air Force Patch hand embroidered on blue felt. The left cuff is without any overseas. Pinned above the right breast pocket is a pin back gold framed Presidential Unit Citation. The jacket is with a buckle type waist closure strap. This uniform appears to have started off as an officers blouse which the owner later had modified to its current configuration. The three front brass officers buttons were replaced by dark brown plastic buttons with the breast pockets retaining their original, deluxe cut-out brass buttons. The interior of the jacket is lined with O. There is one interior pocket on the left side that has a Tailors label sewn to the outside that has the Army officers eagle logo over, Regulation Army Officers Uniform. Sewn to the inside of the pocket is a Union Made label and the Quartermasters spec. Tag that reads in part, Uniform, Service, Officers 2-Piece O. Dark Elastique Size 36 Long CODE No 404 Dated November 9, 1943 Philia. Found inside the left breast pocket, and include with the jacket, is a folded copy of, SPECIAL ORDERS NUMBER 121 from, HEADQUARTERS 394TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (M) AAF Office of the Group Commander. These orders list a number of personnel on both sides who are transferred from the 394th Bombardment Group to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 385. Also found in the pocket was a folded blank check from, THE COLORADO SAVINGS BANK. There are some pencil notations and figures written on the reverse side. This is a truly fine-looking jacket as worn by one of the members listed on the orders but whose identity has been lost to time. Nevertheless, it remains a significant piece of WWII European Theater aviation. An very nice example in undamaged condition. The item “WWII U. S. 9th AIR FORCE PILOT’S IKE JACKET withBULLION WINGS & RIBBON BAR” is in sale since Wednesday, November 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “thedogfacesoldier” and is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.