Original U.S. WWII French Made Glass Bead 9th Air Force Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Holsters & Cases Towards the end of the

Towards the end of the Second World War in late 1944

This was unfortunately often not entirely successful

possibly indicating the stock was supplied from there

38-55 Caliber

and we suspect it was refinished at some point in the past

Original U.S. WWII French Made Glass Bead 9th Air Force Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Holsters & Cases Towards the end of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a spectacular example of a rather rare shoulder sleeve insignia for the 9th Air Force. The SSI is a French made example and constructed entirely out of colored glass beads aside from the gauze like backing in which the beads were woven into. The 9th Air Force shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 16 September 1943. The patch is in wonderful condition and does not appear