Officially Licensed US Navy VB-20 Tough Kitty Bombing Patch - Bombing Squadron 20 (VB-20) World War II Pacific Theater SB2C Helldiver Officially Licensed Embroidered Patch.
Tough Kitty attitude, dive-bomber precision, and the fighting spirit of the Big E's own bombing squadron stitched into one collectible piece.
Bombing Squadron 20 (VB-20) joined USS Enterprise (CV-6) as part of Air Group 20 in August 1944, bringing the carrier's first SB2C Helldiver dive bombers aboard the legendary ship known throughout the fleet as the Big E. The squadron flew combat missions across a wide arc of the Pacific, striking targets from Chichi Jima to Okinawa, Formosa, Yap, Palau, and the Philippines in preparation for the Allied landings. At the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, VB-20 Helldivers pressed through intense anti-aircraft fire to attack Japanese capital ships, with squadron commander Lieutenant Commander R. Emmett Riera earning the Navy Cross for leading those bombing attacks. The Tough Kitty identity captures the irreverent, hard-charging character that carrier bombing crews carried into some of the most dangerous strike missions of the Pacific War. This officially licensed embroidered patch preserves that identity with the detail and authenticity that serious collectors and veterans expect from a piece tied to one of the most decorated ships in United States Navy history.
Perfect for Navy aviation veterans, World War II Pacific Theater collectors, USS Enterprise CV-6 enthusiasts, Air Group 20 alumni and their families, dive-bomber historians, shadow box builders, patch panel displays, reunion gifts, and anyone assembling a serious collection around carrier aviation heritage and the SB2C Helldiver community. It also suits gift buyers who want a respectful, research-backed tribute to the crews who flew through heavy flak over the Philippine Sea and came back to the Big E with hits on the board.
Tough Kitty heritage, officially licensed and stitched for the collectors who know what VB-20 put on the line over Leyte Gulf.
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