Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest Jacket with Apron Category_Blunderbuss COLE research tell sus that

COLE research tell sus that he was a member of the 164th Field Artillery Brigade

Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy Yard ID Badge with photo

Jordan passed in 2007 and his obituary can be found at this link

I threw the 45 that way

Jan-Jun 1944

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest Jacket with Apron Category_Blunderbuss COLE research tell sus thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sown into multi layered nylon that would catch low