42 nd Squadron Patch of the 11 TH BGH stationed at Hickam and was present during the Japanese Attack on 12/7/1941

42 nd Squadron Patch of the 11 TH BGH

"T'ings Is Tuff", the Douglas-Tulsa-built Consolidated B-24H-15-DT Liberator, s/n 41-28931, 724th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force making a belly-landing at its base in Apulia Southern Italy after being damaged by Flak on a mission to Ploesti/Romania.

"T'ings Is Tuff" Belly Landing

This is the Patch of the 375th Troop Carrier Group, known as the Tokyo Trolly.This unit operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater transporting men, supplies and ammunition to forward bases in New Guinea, New Britain and in the Solomon and Admiralty Islands. In 1943, the unit took part in the first airborne operation in the Southwest Pacific, dropping paratroops to seize enemy bases and cut overland supply lines in New Guinea. It was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its role in the liberation of the Philippines during 1944–1945. After the war, the unit served in the reserves and was elevated to active service during the Korean War. 