





United States: A Second World War Bravery, Campaign & Long Service Group: William Joseph Siegel, United States Army Air Force
Ships from: United Kingdom
The group with insignia attributed to a Sergeant who served with the 20th Air ForceThe group comprises:- Air Medal. Reverse named (William J. Siegel)- Army Good Conduct Medal (William J. Siegel)- American Campaign Medal- Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal- Second World War Victory MedalSold together with:- United States Army & Army Air Force Sergeants rank chevron. Cloth woven- United States Army Air Force: 20th Air Force woven shoulder formation. Some residue on reverseAll medals are early issues complete with correct reverse brooch fittings. The Air Medal and Good Conduct Medal with slot brooches, and pin & clasp fittings. The campaign and war medals all with correct12mm un-marked crimp brooches with pin and clasp fittingsTwentieth Air Force: Established on 4 April 1944 at Washington D.C, 20 AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the Pacific Theater of World War II. Operating initially from bases in India and staging through bases in China, 20 AF conducted strategic bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands. It relocated to the Mariana Islands in late 1944, and continued the strategic bombardment campaign against Japan until the Japanese capitulation in August 1945. The 20 AF 509th Composite Group conducted the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and remains as the only air force organization to have used a nuclear weapon in combatA desirable named 'Pacific War' - War Against Japan - Army Air Force group to an American servicemanCondition: Mostly EF
Conflict | WW2 | Nation | USA |
Item Type | MEDALS & AWARDS | Sub Item Type | None |
Source Site | ABERDEEN_MEDALS | Product ID | 468765 |
Currency | GBP |