France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 4258th Strategic Wing at U-Tapao

4258th Strategic Wing at U-Tapao Field in Thailand

where it was noted he had an "irritable bladder"

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching lightning bolts

The treacherous Himalayas took their toll

France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 4258th Strategic Wing at U-TapaoAll are fabricated from bronze, ten are silvered, the other six in gilt, all with various colours of enamels, in various sizes. Fourteen are French: one is maker marked "Drago", four are maker marked "Drago Paris", nine are maker marked "Drago Paris Nice", thirteen a vertical pinback, one with dual lugs; two are American: one is maker marked "Sherman Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I." and marked "3S", the other is marked "IE", both with dual push pins.