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I know this will be easy for the right person, but can someone ID this patch? It came from a local vet who flew P-47 and P-51 aircraft. All were named "Cutie," either I, II or III. His name is Ivan Keatley.

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I've got some photos of him.
BTW Cutie was also named "Ivan the Terrible"
He had 2 kills flying a P-51 March 1945

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Thanks, Jack! He just gave us his insignia, photos, etc. He also included a hand-carved model of his P-51 done by his crew chief during the war, along with one done by his wife- the original "Cutie." They are moving, and no one wanted his stuff. :( We were happy to preserve it for him and to ultimately display it.

Any add'l photos would be great! Did you get my e-mail yesterday?

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FlightJacket.com says the 82nd's patch was this:

http://www.flightjacket.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=440

Are they full of it?

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I can't see the picture at work so I'm just going by the name!

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Ahhhhh... take a look at home. The patch looks different than the one on FlightJacket.com and LittleFriends.com, so I was a bit confused. Let me know what you think!

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the patch matches one that i found for the 350th FS 353rd FG
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