ORIGINAL WW2 U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES 14th AIR FORCE "FLYING TIGERS" VETERAN'S US AAF OD NEOPRENE QUARTER SHELTER/GROUND COVER/SLEEPING BAG ROLL FROM S/SGT. EDMUND P. DEPALMA WHO WAS FROM ALBION, NEW YORK AND ENTERED INTO SERVICE IN 1943. S/SGT. DEPALMA, AAF SERIAL NUMBER 42021300 SERVED AS A FLIGHT CREW ENGINEER IN THE 14th AIR FORCE WITH THE FLYING TIGERS IN CHINA IN 1944 AND 1945. S/SGT. DEPALMA WAS BORN ON APRIL 25, 1925 AND DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY (APRIL 29) IN 2007. AFTER THE WAR MR. DEPALMA WORKED FOR 30 YEARS WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN THE ENGINEERING MATERIALS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. IN ALBION NEW YORK.
* THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO GET A SCARCE WW2 AAF ISSUED FIELD GEAR ITEM. THIS COVER IS WELL MARKED WITH LARGE WHITE "ARMY AIR FORCE" INSIGNIA TO BOTH SIDES. COVER FEATURES OD NEOPRENE (STIFF PLASTIC LIKE MATERIAL) AND RETAINS ITS METAL GROMMETS TO THE SIDES. THE BACK SIDE OF THIS COVER IS WELL MARKED WITH A LARGE AAF QM LABEL. THIS COVER IS UNCLEANED, STILL HAS SOME GROUND SOIL (DIRT) ON IT (MAYBE FROM CHINA) AND SOME DUST FROM YEARS OF STORAGE IN THE AIRMAN'S DUFFEL BAG. NEEDS A CLEANING, BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS ITEM IS THAT YOU CAN LAY IT OUT ON YOUR DRIVEWAY AND WATCH IT DOWN WITH YOUR HOSE IF YOU WISH TO CLEAN IT UP, BUT THAT IS UP TO THE BUYER AS SOME MAY WANT TO LEAVE IT AS IT IS. THIS COVER MEASURES APPROX. 76" BY 60" AND SHOWS AVERAGE USE, AGE AND WEAR. THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS ON THE COVER WHERE THERE ARE HOLES, ONE TO EACH SIDE (RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES) OF THE COVER. YOU CAN SEE EACH HOLE IN THE ABOVE LISTED PHOTOS. PLEASE SEE THE ABOVE PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THIS ITEM IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. GREAT FOR YOUR WW2 AAF DISPLAY/COLLECTION.
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