What is this?

[jimbo1096]

Going through some of my Dad’s old things and ran across this. Any ideas what it is?

 

[the_leper_colony]

Going through some of my Dad’s old thing and ran across this. Any ideas what it is?

FWIW, the 12-pointed 'sun' looks like the symbol used by the Republic of China (pre-Mao nationalist government) - I think it's still used on theTaiwanese flag.

 

[jimbo1096]

Well, he was stationed in the CBI, so maybe ties in with that.

 

[Dave P.]

Google is your friend sometimes

WW2 US ARMY MILITARY CHINA INDIA BURMA CBI SHOULDER PATCH PRINTED THEATER MADE | eBay

Great piece with the tougher to find stamp.

www.ebay.com

 

[jimbo1096]

Yep that’s it. Except the star and sun on this one are metal. Question solved thanks to Dave P..

 

[wolfsong]

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