Ext Rare & Historic Late WWII USN VF-83 Jacket Patch Worn by LTJG JACK LYONS of Yamamoto Fame

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  • Ext Rare & Historic Late WWII USN VF-83 Jacket Patch Worn by LTJG JACK LYONS of Yamamoto Fame
  • Ext Rare & Historic Late WWII USN VF-83 Jacket Patch Worn by LTJG JACK LYONS of Yamamoto Fame
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ARTIFACT:

NOTE: All of these USN patches being listed on x000D consignment with consignor code CON-DSS come from the lifelong collection of a x000D retired Vietnam War USN Pilot who had close times with the Tailhook Association x000D and was able to obtain some very special and unique patches. We are proud to x000D have been given the opportunity to bring parts of this collection to market. We x000D will be listing 25 or so now, and hope to have another offering in April or x000D May.  :


This is a Great, and Extremely Rare, Late WWII USN VF-83 Flight Jacket Patch, which was worn by Corsair Pilot LTJG Jack Lyons of Yamamoto Fame. The patch was silk screened on heavy, stiff, canvas, with hand embellishments. 
 
Fighter Squadron 83 or VF-83 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 1 May 1944, it was disestablished on 24 September 194It was the first US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-83.
Operational History: VF-83 flew F6F-5 Corsairs on board the USS Essex, 20 May 194VF-83 formed part of Carrier Air Group 83 (CVG-83) assigned to the USS Essex. CVG-83 was in action in the Pacific theatre from 10 March to 15 September 1945 participating in raids on Kyushu, supporting the invasion of Okinawa, the discovery and sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato and other air strikes against the Japanese home islands.

The patch appears to have originally been worn by Pilot LTJG Jack Lyons, who has been recorded as having sighted the Yamamoto along with one Light Cruiser, and seven or eight Destroyers, at 0823 on 7 April 194LTJG Lyons was awarded the Silver Star for locating the Japanese Fleet, leading to the sinking of the Yamamoto, on that day. 

LTJG Lyons is mentioned MANY times in the 2020 book: Rain of Steel Mitscher's Task Force 58, Ugaki's Thunder Gods, and the Kamikaze War Off Okinawa By Stephen Moore.

VINTAGE:

World War II.

SIZE:

Approximately 5-3/8" in height x 5-5/8" in width.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Silk screened on Heavy, Stiff, Canvas, with Hand embellishments.

ATTACHMENT:

To be sewn on.

MARKINGS:

N/A.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a large collection of Aviation squadron, group, patches that we will be putting over the next few months. CON-DSS-23 LBBGEX02/01/23

CONDITION:

7 (Very Fine): The Patch shows minor to moderate wear.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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