Para Wing worn by the OSS

[irish]

I recently acquired a small group of insignia and photo negatives belonging to an OSS officer. Do not have his name at the moment however within the negatives some of which I have developed he has noted himself in the pictures. The photos start in early 1944 and run into late 1944. These that I am showing were taken in Cairo in early 1944. Upon leaving Cairo he was at Bari attached to the SBS "Special Bari Section" which was involved in Balkan operations. there were also a number of photos from the Brindisi parachute school. In addition there are a number of interesting photos from Burma.

What I am quite pleased with is the wing shown here. There are a number of photos in which it can be seen in wear. One of which is shown here. The individual firing the SMG at the pyramids is the OSS veteran. Just do not have a name yet. Will continue to post items from the group. Anyway here is the wing.
Enjoy
Jack

[Mike B]

Congratulations, an excellent find. Looking forward to any further posts concerning the grouping. Good to see images of insignia in wear too.
The design is very similar to a wing I have with attributed links to SOE Middle East : Force 133.
Mike

[3battalion]

Strewth!

Rare wings Gents.

Thanks for sharing these.

Paul

[irish]

Thanks Mike,
I had located a photo from a year old Bosley’s auction. It depicted a
Force 133 member wearing the almost exact wing as in my original post. He was however wearing it on his BD above the left pocket. All of the photos in this recent group show the wing being worn in a similar fashion to the SOE Jedburgh wing, on the sleeve.

Is it Kosher to post a photo from a closed auction on the forum.? It does not appear to be copyrighted.

Thanks to Paul also;

Jack

[Mike B]

Thanks Paul for your kind comments, always appreciated

Jack - I think this is the image you refer to - as I have the items now, I don't think Steven Bosley will mind me posting the image you refer to. I apologise if I am breaching etiquette but hope it is of help to all and acknowledge Bosleys as the vendors.

I also have another wing of similar construction - but smaller - on KD, also Force 133.

Mike

[Mike B]

This is the KD Wing, which came with a separate grouping
Mike

Hoping to see your grouping items Jack - always good to see attributed items

[saintconor]

Originally Posted by Mike B

Congratulations, an excellent find. Looking forward to any further posts concerning the grouping. Good to see images of insignia in wear too.
The design is very similar to a wing I have with attributed links to SOE Middle East : Force 133.
Mike

Hi Mike,

I believe I have some other memorabilia belong to the same Veteran.

[Mike B]

Originally Posted by saintconor

Hi Mike,

I believe I have some other memorabilia belong to the same Veteran.

Excellent - it would be great if you could share images ... we are always interested to learn on this Forum - the more information the better ... hoping you do not mind posting images
Regards
Mike