Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Aces N’ Eights” Turret Gunner Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Technical Sergeant Stanley Young Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group Martini-Henry Rifles Purple Heart with Oak leaf

Purple Heart with Oak leaf cluster

These were presented to the pilot before their final mission along with a small cup of sake

He was also a figure in the fine Australian film

We believe this to be a name and unit

however the cylinder lock spring is weak

Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Aces N’ Eights” Turret Gunner Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Technical Sergeant Stanley Young Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group Martini-Henry Rifles Purple Heart with Oak leafOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the lovely & worn A2 Flight Jacket of Turret Gunner Technical Sergeant Stanley Russell Young of the B 17 42 37888 Aces N Eights, 527th Bombardment Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Young flew a staggering 37 combat missions while overseas, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters before returning to the United States in August 1944 to serve as an