mounted to a bronze gilt cross base
extremely fine condition with some folds
1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station and after five weeks
the 210 mm long leather tab stitched in place on the underside of the belt and comes with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment
United States. A Royal Air Force (Raf) Eagle Squadron Shoulder Patch, Rare, C.1941 Auction mounted to a bronze giltLight blue embroidered "E. S." (Eagle Squadron) above an American eagle, the eagle with a black embroidered eye, on a navy blue embroidered base, white cotton mesh backer, measuring 65 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), frayed edges, extremely fine. Footnote: Under American law, it was illegal for United States citizens to join the armed forces of foreign nations. In doing so, they lost their citizenship, although Congress passed a blanket pardon in 1944. Even so,