Grouping includes a gold bullion Chinese jump wing, two Chinese Commando shoulder patches (silver bullion open canopies over red thread "large flying bird/flying crane" text), two CBI patches (one embroidered cloth, one painted white leather), a "CHINESE 16 COMMANDO" rocker patch embroidered on roughly cut black cloth, "parachute" patch on a separate piece of similar cloth, three "arrow through sun" enamel lapel pins, and a "cherry blossom over V" patch in the style attributed to the Nationalist 203rd Division of the Youth Army. The product of a plan established in January of 1945, the Chinese Commando formations were intended to be elite parachute-capable units consisting of Chinese troopers supported and trained by American OSS officers and men. Twenty were planned, but due to supply and logistics issues only seven completed training and saw action before war's end. The 203rd was reportedly established by the Nationalists in the late days of World War II, with some sources attributing their training to the OSS; the most prominent record of the unit is during the Second Taiwan Straight Crisis, having suffered heavy casualties as part of the initial defense of the Kinmen Islands in the face of heavy Communist Chinese shelling and a following artillery blockade. Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection

Fine overall, with minor wear and staining overall. The lapel pins show some small absent enamel flakes, and the leather CBI patch has some fading ink.