WWII 9th Air Force Airborne Troop Carrier Uniform Ike Jacket Great Coat Normandy For Sale

WWII U.S. Army Air Forces Ninth Air ForceResearch note: Likely attributable to SSgt Ray Yokem (9th AF / Troop Carrier) based on “Y-6977” laundry mark and unit match.

Complete As Found Estate Set

Offered here is an intact World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant grouping consisting of:

• 1944 Dated Enlisted Wool Field Jacket (A. Ciccotelli & Sons, June 9, 1944)
• WWII Enlisted Ike Jacket (Allied Clothing Co., Jan 14, 1942 contract)
• Matching Wool Shirt
• Enlisted Greatcoat
• Overseas Cap

All pieces retain consistent laundry markings (“Y-6977”) and were acquired together from the same estate, preserved as a single veteran grouping.

Identified Unit & Service

Insignia indicates service with:

• Ninth Air Force
• Airborne Troop Carrier Command
• Staff Sergeant rank
• 30 months overseas service bars
• Honorable discharge insignia
• 9th Air Force shoulder patch
• Airborne Troop Carrier patch

The Ninth Air Force served as a major tactical air arm in the European Theater, heavily involved in airborne operations including Normandy and subsequent continental campaigns.

Garment DetailsField Jacket

• Size 38L
• Dated June 9, 1944
• Philadelphia QM Depot contract
• Period insignia present
• Light scattered mothing (minor, shown)

Ike Jacket (1942 Contract)

• Allied Clothing Corp
• Dated January 14, 1942
• Complete insignia and ribbon bar
• Very minor mothing

Wool Shirt

• Correct 9th Air Force patch
• Troop Carrier insignia
• Rank chevrons

Greatcoat

• Enlisted greatcoat with matching laundry marking
• Minor mothing
• One large interior plastic button chipped (clearly shown in photos)

All items show honest age and storage wear consistent with WWII wool garments. No modern alterations observed. Insignia appear period sewn.

Condition Summary

• Minor scattered moth nips on Ike and greatcoat
• Chipped interior plastic button on greatcoat
• No structural tears
• No major loss
• All pieces display well

This is not a mint grouping — it is an honest veteran estate set preserved together.

Probable Veteran Identification (Ray Yokem)

Multiple factors suggest this grouping may be attributable to Staff Sergeant Ray Yokem (9th Air Force / Troop Carrier):

• Laundry marking “Y-6977” appears consistently across the grouping

• Insignia matches Ninth Air Force and Airborne Troop Carrier service

• Independent roster sources list Ray Yokem as a WWII 9th Air Force servicemember with surname starting “Y” and troop carrier association

Important: This attribution is presented as research-based and not guaranteed without primary documentation (service records, discharge papers, named labels, etc.). Buyers should review photos and make their own determination.

Provenance & Research

This grouping was acquired intact from a single estate and has been kept together.

The laundry marking “Y-6977” is present throughout and aligns with common WWII U.S. Army garment identification practices (initial + numeric identifier). Based on unit insignia and currently available roster references, this grouping is strongly suggested to be associated with Staff Sergeant Ray Yokem (9th Air Force / Troop Carrier).

Attribution is provided in good faith as a research lead. No discharge papers or official service documents were included with the estate lot, so identification should be considered probable, not definitive.

If additional archival documentation is located prior to sale close, it will be added to the listing.