Original Items: On-of-a-kind set. 1st Lieutenant John Jack E. Cornell was born in Port Huron, Michigan on March 18, 1906. He was assigned to the 14th Air force as a service and rescue pilot in the pacific theatre flying missions over China during WWII.
Including in the MASSIVE grouping are the following:
Class A service tunic with 14th Air Force shoulder patch, embroidered S Flight Wings, embroidered lieutenants bars, embroidered collar wings, embroidered collar U.S. tabs and the following medal ribbons: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal. The tunic is named to Cornell on the inner pocket label and dated 1942.
Green crush cap size 7 1/4 named to Cornell.
Lightweight Khaki service shirt with embroidered S Flight Wings patch, 14th AF patch named to Cornell.
Khaki crush cap size 7 1/4 named to Cornell.
Leather A2 flight jacket with original lining and functional zipper.
USAAF Khaki flight cap named to Cornell
Cloth USAAF flight helmet with electrics and goggles both named to Cornell.
Cloth USAAF flight helmet named to Cornell.
2 x original embroidered CBI patches
Cloth blood chits with American flag.
Silk blood chit with Chinese flag.
Mint silk blood chits with American flag.
Mint Silk blood chit with Chinese flag.
Large 1943 dated Machete named to Cornell.
Kukri
Leather blackjack named to Cornell.
Shaving kit with original unopened Barbasol sanitary beard softener, Lifebuoy Shaving Cream, Soap dish with unopened Island Palm Toilet Soap, and a safety razor.
Eveready flash light named to Cornell.
ARGUS camera named to Cornell.
Handheld Microphone T-17-D Army Air Corp Signal Corps.
Dead Reckoning Computer named to Cornell.
AAF Cloth Chart of BUIR NOR.
AAF Cloth Chart NO 34 of South East China.
AAF Silk Tide Chart
2 x pairs of fur lined flying pants.
3 x pairs of shoes
Pair of duck boots
2 x U.S. Issue duffle bag named to Cornell
Hand Painted B-4 Bag named to Cornell
This is Pacific Pilots entire service in one grouping the value of the components of the group by themselves equal more than $10,000. Truly an exception grouping of a rescue pilot who served in the Pacific during World War Two!
