Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge?

Only at the VFW.

Knew it existed - have never met anyone who actually earned it

In 1960, we had a CEC officer who had been o glider pilot in WWII. He had converted from the Army after the war

WWII veteran years ago!

Its an WW2 qualification and was discontinued and done away with either directly after WW2 of during the Korean War. No one serving today would ever be awarded that badge.

My name sake uncle was a glider pilot killed during the Italian campaign

Yup, I saw them for sale in the AAFES clothing sales store. Never saw anyone wearing one.

My dad was glider qualified. Served in the 82nd, he later earned the S identifier ( the SF Tab didnt exist then) and he was a Master Parachutist.

I have. My father earned it while assigned to the 11th Airborne Div. during the Occupation of Japan (45-47).

Worked with a SGM in 1974 who had one