Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Bombardier’s Uniform Group with Bullion Theater-Made Insignia - Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lieutenant M.L. Pierce

Original Items. One-of-a-Kind Group. This is the outstanding uniform group of 1st Lieutenant M.L. Pierce, a Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient who we have been unable to identify. The jacket has gorgeous bullion insignia to include the 8th Air Force patch, Bombardier wings, 1st Lieutenant bars, overseas stripes, and Meritorious Service Wreath. The group includes the jacket, shirt, and tie.

The uniform has a gorgeous theater-made bullion 8th Air Force patch on a blue backing on the left shoulder, with four bullion overseas stripes on the left cuff. There are bullion 1st Lieutenant bars on each shoulder, with U.S. & AAF collar insignia. There’s a Presidential Unit citation over the right breast pocket, and over the left breast pocket is a 4-place ribbon bar with the Purple Heart Medal with OLC, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 OLC, and the European-African-Middle Eastern campaign medal with two campaign stars. Over this is a gorgeous theater-made set of bullion Bombardier wings with a blue felt backing. The jacket is in fantastic order with all buttons retained. The jacket was tailored by Hamilton of Cincinnati, Ohio, a possible clue to the ID of this soldier. The interior pocket has a tag for the maker, named to an M.L. Pierce, with a date of 12/7/44, for December 7th, 1944 or July 12th, 1944.

The included shirt is in good shape with the maker’s tag retained. It has a Lieutenant’s bar and AAF insignia on the collar, and the original tie is also included, making for a perfect torso mannequin display!

This is a tremendous uniform group with an absolutely researchable name. Comes ready for further research and display!