WWII United States 8th Air Force Patch

A rare Officers 8th USAAF shoulder patch embroidered with bullion thread. In near mint un-issued condition. Good example.Mighty Eighth tasked with the daylight bombing. In total, the 8th Air Force lost over 26,000 men. An additional 28,000 men became prisoners of war. Aircraft losses were also grim: 10, 561 planes of varying types were shot down, 4754 of those were B-17 heavy bombers