My stepmom got a bunch of WW2 medals and patches from a freind after her husband passed away. All we know was that he flew either a torpedo plane or dive bomber. Here is a link to some of the stuff we have.
The winged bomb and the abbreviation A.O.M. indicates he was an "Aviation Ordnanceman", which would have been his "rating" or official job title. They're the ones that load the bombs on the planes. The two red stripes means he was an "Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class", or Petty Officer, equivalent to an Army sergeant in rank. The winged machine gun patch means he was assigned as a gunner on the aircraft. The wing badge also indicates he was assigned as air crew.
The oval plate is a WW2 Navy dog tag, with his full name, service number. The "T. 2/44" means he received his tetanus inoculation in February of 1944, and he was blood type A. The "P" indicates he was Protestant. USNR stands for "United States Navy Reserve".
The ribbons are, from left to right, the American Campaign Medal Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with service star, and the WW2 Victory Medal.
The patch with the duck flying the bomber would be his squadron's patch. If you could find a match, it would tell you which squadron he belonged to.
The patch with the stars is for the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of World War 2.
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