United States 15th Army Air Force

Locally made quality USAAF 15th Air Force patch Embroidered on blue wool backed by cloth.

Measures 2 1/2”

The Forgotten Fifteenth
Established on November 1, 1943, in Tunisia and based in southern Italy, the 15th Air Force was a key Allied strategic bombing force in WWII. Commanded initially by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle (Tokyo Raider) it utilized B-17s and B-24s to attack strategic targets—oil refineries, aircraft factories, and communication lines—across Southern/Eastern Europe, significantly disrupting German efforts before its inactivation in 1945

Code: 58214