{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-i-troop-carrier-command-leather-pocket-patch","title":"Original U.S. WWII I (First) Troop Carrier Command Leather Pocket Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. The I Troop Carrier Command is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Forces, at Stout Field, Indiana, where it was disbanded in November 1945, and its resources transferred to IX Troop Carrier Command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe command trained units aircrews for the theater airlift mission. It also trained aeromedical evacuation units and airlift units supporting special forces It was assigned directly to Army Air Forces (AAF) headquarters for the majority of the war, and was reassigned to Continental Air Forces in the spring of 1945. The command coordinated its activity with the Army Air Forces Training Command, from which it drew its crews. It conducted operational training, shifting to replacement training later in the war The troop carrier units and crews it produced served in all overseas combat theaters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pocket patch measures 4 ⅞” in diameter and depicts an eagle carrying a soldier armed with a machine gun. The motto reads\u003cstrong\u003e Vincit Qui Primum Gerit\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is Latin for \u003cstrong\u003eHe Conquers Who Gets There First.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady for display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43704305909829,"sku":"ONJR25AUCC355","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25AUCC355__01.jpg?v=1759252003","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-i-troop-carrier-command-leather-pocket-patch","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}