Nice example of the World War II Mosquito Boat (PT) jacket patch. This is example is white thread embroidered on a wool base. There is a black textile-based mesh as a backing. The patch does not fluoresce under a black light.

The patch remains in good condition, showing signs of age, use, and wear. There is residual flue remaining from being in an album. There is also some wool missing at the 12 O'clock position. Please see the pictures for more detail.

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A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants to coastal waters. In the USN they were organized in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons (MTBRONs).

PT-109, commanded by Lieutenant, junior grade, John F. Kennedy, was made famous through Robert J. Donovan's 1961 book PT-109: John F. Kennedy in World War II and the 1963 film based on it, PT 109.