Canada, Commonwealth. An Alert Wireless Station Patch and an RCAF No. 5 Clinton USAAF Patch Auction Archive An 8th Air Force patch

An 8th Air Force patch in brown leather

over thirty Americans made their way to France before the Germans invaded in May 1940

in gilt metal with blue and white enamels

Footnote: Manfred Vukits was born on 3 November 1915 in Graz

Canada, Commonwealth. An Alert Wireless Station Patch and an RCAF No. 5 Clinton USAAF Patch Auction Archive An 8th Air Force patchAn Alert Patch, c. 1960, in blue, brown, red, and white embroidery on creme coloured and blue felt, reverse reinforced, measures 123. 20 mm (w) x 155 mm (h), slight discolouration around the exterior, very fine. An RCAF No. 5 Clinton USAAF Patch, c. 1950, in black, red, white, blue and yellow embroidery and felt, reverse reinforced, measures 145 mm (w) x 119. 2 mm (h), light wear, , loss of some lettering, discolouration, remains near very fine.