Ext Rare WWII USN VF-21 Flight Jacket Patch ID'd to Pilot USS Belleau Wood & USS Independence

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  • Ext Rare WWII USN VF-21 Flight Jacket Patch ID'd to Pilot USS Belleau Wood & USS Independence
  • Ext Rare WWII USN VF-21 Flight Jacket Patch ID'd to Pilot USS Belleau Wood & USS Independence
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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.  : 

What we have here is an Extremely Rare WWII US Navy This patch was originally owned and worn by Lt. JG Rob Roy McGregor Converse. We can find no information relating Converse to the Squadron, but where he was with another squadron, presumably VT-28, aboard the USS Monterey CVL-26 in early 1944, it is assumed that he joined VF-21 later that year or in early 1945. 
The Squadron was established as VGS-11 on 5 August 1942, reestablished as VC-11 on 1 March 1943, and then reestablished again as VF-21 on 16 May 194The unit saw heavy action flying F4U Corsairs in the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaigns early on, and later was carrier based on the USS Belleau Wood in 1944 and the USS Independence in 1945, flying F6F Hellcats, before it was disestablished at NAS Seattle on 5  November 1945. 

VINTAGE:

World War II.

SIZE:

Approximately 4" in height x 3-1/2" in width.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Embroidery on twill with cotton/silk thread, gauze backing

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 LABGEX02/06/23

CONDITION:

7- (Very Fine-): The patch shows moderate wear, and remains shape, overall, very fine condition.

GUARANTEE:

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

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