United States; China, Republic. A Second War China Theater-Made Flying Tigers Cbi Officer's Visor Cap Auction Archive written in black ink

written in black ink

This division was deployed to the Eastern Front in August 1944 to support the retreating Army Group Central against the Soviet summer offensive

Footnote: Paul Wende was born on 11 September 1885 and was drafted into military Service on 1 April 1944

mounted to a silver oval base

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire inscription of “SCHNELLBOOTSBEGLEITSCHIFF TANGA”

United States; China, Republic. A Second War China Theater-Made Flying Tigers Cbi Officer's Visor Cap Auction Archive written in black inkThe exterior is fabricated from a dark khaki cotton, featuring the classic high peak, with a 48 mm wide band in khaki cotton around its circumference, the bottom edge of which is trimmed in a 10 mm band in dark khaki cotton. There is a 74 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) Chinese Air Force Commissioned Officer's cap badge sewn in place on the front, the cap badge insignia in silvered and gold coloured bullion wire in various textures, with blue threading outlining