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The back of the jacket carries the painted nose art “That’s/all,/Brother.” The lining is hand marked C.E. Trotter/19203084” in ink near the collar. Trotter remains unidentified. With the jacket are approximately 20 bomb fuze pins, which were discovered in the left front pocket and presumably collected by Lt. Williams. Perhaps each pin represented a single combat mission partaken by Lt. Williams. Each pin certainly highlights and acknowledges Lt. Williams’ combat role with “The Bloody Hundredth.”
CONDITION: Very good. The leather retains most of the vivid original paint of the personalized artwork featured on both the back and front of the jacket. The waist band and cuffs have repairs with heavy wear on the cuffs. The lining has a few small tears. The zipper is broken. This World War II A-2 flight jacket identified to a bombardier of the famed 100th Bomb Group will be a standout piece to any aviation collection no matter
how advanced.
Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection.
Estimate: 18,000 - 27,500
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