China Burma India Patch

Description

China Burma India (CBI) Theater was a term used by the U.S. military in WWII to identify the China and India-Burma Theaters.

The CBI Theater patch design is a combination of the Republic of China and United States flags and is made of pieced and stitched leather. The blue and red sections are dyed suede.

Filed In:

Era: World War II

Clothing & Insignia: Patches

Accession #:
2000-3242-0027-0004

Museum Location:
Not on display

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Every artifact in the Air Mobility Command Museum, including this one, is part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program. We are not able to loan or sell artifacts in the museum's collection.

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Barbara Hotaling

3 years ago

I found some patches that were my dad’s. We have these CBI patches, but the stars are metal pins in the patches. I also found a Flying Tigers patch that I haven’t seen anywhere else. It has a black background.