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 Napoleonic and a new hole tapped

and a new hole tapped directly into the barrel for the nipple cone

The fighting was deadly in the extreme

near Swindon

and contrasting well with the oxide finish on the rest of the badge

The end clip is also marked on the back with RZM and maker code U

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 Napoleonic and a new hole tappedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the tremendous identified B 13 Officers 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 Parkers DFC & AM Medal cards and a photograph of his crew. We were unable to locate Parkers DFC citation,