AAF Collection

[AmericanKraut]

Thanks Jerry I have a hard time drawing the line that must be why I am broke all the time...

[Jerry B]

Thanks Jerry I have a hard time drawing the line that must be why I am broke all the time...

Indeed, I keep trying to narrow my collecting field, but often end up buying items outside it, Oh Well!

[AmericanKraut]

Its always a good day when you add leather to your collection...
A5 flight pants are in great shape only a few scratches and all zippers work! (Aero Leather too!)
Now just need a jacket, boots and gloves...






Also I finally found some suspenders for my a11 pants... they are early 50s, but the only real difference is that they use black leather, slightly darker green, and are not AAF stamped.

[AmericanKraut]

These are not 100% aaf but they are relevant to the subject.

[AmericanKraut]

I finally hit some pay dirt on info of my great grandpa, today I visited with my great aunt and got some pictures although I finally got things moving there is still a massive amount of confusion. In the pictures I blew one up and it has a ninth air core patch (postwar), which could have been his unit in WWII or 8th as my grandpa told me. Here are some of him (Frank John Gluth) and if you look you will see the jacket I have in my collection!
*Unfortunately all pictures are postwar between 1950-59

Recognition of the Ribbon bars would help too.

[AmericanKraut]

The picture with his service bars signifies 7 re-enlistments and 2 years overseas by 1952, he served 9 more years after that...

[douglas2496]

A beautiful collection, thanks for showing it.

[AmericanKraut]

Thank you Douglas It is an honor to present these artifacts and I finally get to show who motivated me to start collecting.

[Walkwolf]

I'll take a stab and try to work out the medals:

Flight Engineer Wings
Combat Crewmember Badge
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
American Campaigm Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Army Of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Korean Service Medal
'Unkown' Medal/Award
Longevity Service Award
Korean Service Medal

Sleeve rank is Master Sergeant.

[AmericanKraut]

Thanks for the help Steve the only ones I could make out were the WWII victory, both Korean, and I the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal im pretty sure are all correct.
He was buried with what he has on in the portrait I am told, my great grandmother insisted on it she was his last wife of 9 , I was also told he wore his military clothes till the day he died khakis a buzzed hair cut and his 100 mission jacket