Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made 816th Bombardment Squadron Painted Leather Jacket Patch - 483rd Bombardment Group 19th Century The lovely texture and grain

The lovely texture and grain of the oak timbers it was made from can still be seen

The hamon (wave) temper line is Sugaha (straight) with an Omaru (large circle) boshi (blade end) temper line

The founder

It served on the Western Front for the duration of the war

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Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made 816th Bombardment Squadron Painted Leather Jacket Patch - 483rd Bombardment Group 19th Century The lovely texture and grainOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a phenomenal painted leather jacket patch for the 816th Bombardment Squadron. During World War II as the 816th Bombardment Squadron, it was one of the last B 17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber squadrons deployed to Southern Italy as part of the Fifteenth Air Force's 483d Bombardment Group in March 1944. The squadron earned two Distinguished Unit Citations in combat over Germany. After the war, it helped