Korean War US Army 10th Mountain Div Shoulder Patch of Capt C S Bird III Silver Star Rcpt
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Korean War US Army 10th Mountain Div Shoulder Patch of Capt C S Bird III Silver Star Rcpt

Code: z99uap40010mt


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

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ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Korean War era shoulder patch for the United States Army 10th Mountain Division which belonged to Silver Star recipient Captain Charles Sumner Bird III, also of the 24th Infantry Division. A Boston native and Harvard graduate, Bird served in both World War II and the Korean War with distinction. This patch came to us directly from its original owner, who wore this patch upon his right shoulder World War II service while he was serving with the 24th in Korea. The one-piece patch has a MOUNTAIN tab integrated with the main patch and is Japanese-made. It We also have a 24th Division shoulder patch of Captain Bird's available for sale separately Đ please see link at the bottom of this page for more information.

VINTAGE: Circa Korean War.

SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in height and 2-1/16" in width.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Fully embroidered in cotton/silk thread, twill piece in between patch and tab.

ATTACHMENT: None.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX12 LCDEX11/12 SCJJX3/14

CONDITION: 8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The patch has only light wear.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.