Leather A-2 Air Force jacket with zip front

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Leather A-2 Air Force jacket with zip front

Entry/Object ID

282

Description

Leather A-2 Air Force jacket with zip front. Two large pockets with snap closure on front. Epaulets, cloth cuffs and cloth around waist band. Blue, silver, white and yellow shield shaped patch attached to right breast with velcro. Patch has blue globe with white demarcations with yellow spread wings and three crossed arrows superimposed. Below the globe in a white banner with blue letters is "AIR MOBILITY COMMAND". Attached to left breast with a rubber cement like material is a leather name tag with "V. WAYNE LLOYD BRIG GEN USAF". Above name is Air Force symbol with spread wings with shield in center and star above surrounded by a wreath, the insignia of a master pilot. Inside is lined with dark brown satin with map on it. Also sewn to the inside back is a blood chit with an American flag at the top and a message written in Arabic, Persian (Farsi), Turkish, Kurdish and English. The number 00023 is in each corner. Standard military tag is sewn in just below collar on inside back. It has "SIZE 42R". "LLOYD" is written in black marker on tag.

Acquisition

Accession

451

Source or Donor

Lloyd, V. Wayne (Brig. Gen.) deceased

Acquisition Method

Gift

Material

Leather