Dufresne Leather Nametag

Description

This leather nametag is stamped in gold. In WWII armorers maintained and serviced small arms. As an aerial gunner, Gerard Dufresne operated a hand-held or turret-mounted aircraft machine gun.

Gerard R. Dufresne entered the U.S. Army Air Force at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts, in 1944. He attended armorer school at Lowry Field, Colorado, and flexible gunnery school at Tyndall Field, Florida. He was assigned to the 320th and 822nd Bombardment Squadrons.

Filed In:

Era: World War II

Clothing & Insignia: Nametags

Accession #:
2005-3242-0022-0008

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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