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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50210190/wilson_marshall-heuser/photo

“Back then” it would have been VF-143 Fighting 143

The right shoulder patch looks like Fighting 143 "Sans Reproache"....Beyond Reproach.

The person that made the patch moved to a different location and has not responded to my emails yet.

It is not for sale. I had it custom made.

Jan, if we want to submit photos to you, what size and format works best for you. Thanks, Steve

Aota Mutsuhiro wrote the book “Full Gear”. He also wrote the book “Zipper Gear”. I emailed him about “Flash” zippers. Here is his answer: “As far as I know, FLASH zipper is one of Canadian zip from post WW2. I have never researched it. Sorry for that. AOTA”

There are several sweaters on eBay which are described as 1950s. They each have a “Flash”zipper. Here’s a couple of images.

Yes, I have conditioned the leather. I also had the liner and mouton replaced.

My uncle flew USN combat aircraft during WWII. Later in his career, he was the CO of the Fleet Air Gunnery Unit in Yuma in 1959. In about 2000, my cousin gave me his father's G-1 from 1959. It has a couple of patches and a nametag. The jacket had been in a cardboard box in a garage attic and...

Ltjg David E.T. Braden of VB-21 and Rasputin. Photo taken in June 1943 at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Braden has signed the pic to Betty Brown, my aunt. The notation on the side of the pic was written by my uncle Ltjg James S. "Bud" Brown of VB-21.

Ltjg David E.T. Braden and Ltjg William L. Strahan both of VB-21 and Rasputin. Photo taken in June 1943 at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. The notation on the back of the pic was written by my uncle Ltjg James S. "Bud" Brown of VB-21. I do not know who made the notation "VT" and "VB". Both...

I have a couple of pics of Rasputin

Does the parrot have some meaning or significance?