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Bag, Parachute, Aviator's, AN-6505-1, 1st Lt. Wesley Lowe, Jr., 863rd BS, 493rd BG, 8th Air Force, USAAF, ETO
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Nice genuine WWII USAAF AN-6505-1 Aviator's Kit Bag, of the heavy-duty canvas type intended for aircrews yet also widely used by paratroopers.
Complete and in good overall condition. One end of the zipper is damaged (about 1.6in) but the assembly is still in working order.
Name Wesley A. Lowe Jr and officer's ASN AO-723643 have been stenciled on the top of the bag.
Wesley Arthur Lowe, Jr. was born on December 9, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri and joined the Air Corps on October 20, 1942 (ASN 17132390). He deployed to Europe and went on to serve with 863rd Bombardment Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group, 8th Force, flying some 35 missions over Germany as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators.
He was discharged on November 19, 1945 as a 1st Lieutenant but resumed his service during the Korean War, from May 14, 1951 to April 17, 1951, and eventually retired as a Major. He passed away on August 23, 1997.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/81338982/wesley-arthur-lowe
Illustration documents available in digital format only.
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Nice genuine WWII USAAF AN-6505-1 Aviator's Kit Bag, of the heavy-duty canvas type intended for aircrews yet also widely used by paratroopers.
Complete and in good overall condition. One end of the zipper is damaged (about 1.6in) but the assembly is still in working order.
Name Wesley A. Lowe Jr and officer's ASN AO-723643 have been stenciled on the top of the bag.
Wesley Arthur Lowe, Jr. was born on December 9, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri and joined the Air Corps on October 20, 1942 (ASN 17132390). He deployed to Europe and went on to serve with 863rd Bombardment Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group, 8th Force, flying some 35 missions over Germany as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators.
He was discharged on November 19, 1945 as a 1st Lieutenant but resumed his service during the Korean War, from May 14, 1951 to April 17, 1951, and eventually retired as a Major. He passed away on August 23, 1997.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/81338982/wesley-arthur-lowe
Illustration documents available in digital format only.