This decoration could be worn by any allied airman who survived a ditching in the ocean during a WWII combat mission.
Jackson received this patch after his B-17 ditched in the English Channel on December 30th, 1943. He wore it on the right breast pocket of his "Ike" uniform jacket.
For more information on this ditching, see Ditching
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