Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings Original Items

Item: ONJR25RJAN077

Original U.S. WWII 12th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Alton W. Parker’s B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket with Velvet Bullion Patches & Pilot’s Wings

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Item Description

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is the tremendous identified B-13 Officer’s Flight Jacket of 1st Lieutenant Alton W. Parker, 487th Bombardment Group, 12th Air Force, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters during World War II. Along with the jacket is several pages of research including Parker’s DFC & AM Medal cards and a photograph of his crew. We were unable to locate Parker’s DFC citation, making for a great research project.

The jacket retains its original tag under the collar, reading:

JACKET., OFFICERS’ FLIGHT
TYPE B-13
SPECIFICATION NO. 3214
SIZE 38
STOCK NO. 8300-470330
ORDER NO. W(33-038) 45-109
BEN GREENHOLTZ & CO.
PROPERTY AF. U.S. ARMY

In the interior right pocket is the inscription Lt. A.W. Parker, identifying the jacket to Parker. The jacket bears 1st Lieutenant bars on both shoulders, U.S. & Aviation officer’s collar insignia, and a Sterling set of Pilot’s wings above the left breast pocket. On the left shoulder is a gorgeous velvet & bullion Army Air Forces patch, and on the right shoulder is a gorgeous velvet & bullion 12th Air Force patch. The jacket is very high quality, and the pockets are even corduroy-lined! There is some light mothing but nothing serious.

Alton Willis Parker was born on February 22nd, 1921 in Bladen, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Army on November 13th, 1942, joining the Army Air Force and being commissioned as a Lieutenant. He traveled overseas and joined the 487th Bombardment Group and participated in at least 30 combat missions between November 1944 and March 1945. Parker returned stateside and was discharged on April 30th, 1947. Parker passed away on March 7th, 2006 at the age of 85 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

A fantastic identified jacket of a DFC Recipient, ready for further research and display!

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