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100% genuine, untouched.
Medals ribbons:
-Good Conduct Medal
-American Campaign Medal
-Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars
-Victory Medal with 2 Campaign Stars

The U.S. Fifth Air Force was a premier combat air force in the Pacific Theater during World War II, famously nicknamed the "Forgotten Fifth". Operating out of Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines under Gen. George C. Kenney, it spearheaded the Allied island-hopping campaign, inflicted devastating strikes on Japanese forces, and liberated the Philippines.

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tronker 6 hours ago

Nice jacket. Also has "Ruptured Duck" honorable discharge badge on the right pocket:

The original Ruptured Duck was a cloth insignia depicting an eagle inside a wreath. It was worn on uniforms above the right breast pocket by WWII servicemen and women.

It was issued to service personnel who were about to leave the military with an Honorable Discharge. It also allowed them to continue to wear their uniform for up to thirty days after they were discharged since there was a clothing shortage at that time. This showed the MP's that they were in transit and not AWOL. Well, the boys thought the eagle looked more like a duck; and, because it meant they were going home, the popular saying was, "They took off like a Ruptured Duck"...hence the nickname.