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Troop Carrier patch. Used. With a super nice snowy back. Very good condition.
Troop Carrier patch. Used. With a super nice snowy back. Very good condition.
Aeronautic First Aid kit leaflet that sums up the contents of the pouch. Often missing from the kit. Good condition
The Devils in Baggy Pants. This is the official 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) book that was printed in Paris right after the war. The pages are not numbered but it is a big book with many maps and photos plus casualty lists in the back. This is the hard to find...
Jump wings. Marked with the H in a circle of Jack Heller and Sterling on the back. This is a tough one to find. Very good condition.
Garrison cap, AIr Force. Enlisted Men's cotton garrison cap with Air Force piping. No tag or size indication present but the cap is about 27 cm measured flat. Very good condition.
Aeronautic First Aid kit pouch, type I of unwaxed canvas. Medical item Item No. 9776500. The Talon zipper works well. These kits were mounted in the fuselage of airplanes and often taken by paratroopers to get some additional supplies. The pouch is very clean and about impossible to upgrade....
Tow rope. 1943 dated. Used to drag artillery pieces, vehicles, the airborne utility cart etc. Soiled from use but overall quite nice. Very good condition.
YANK magazine of March 17, 1944. The GI magazine by the men... for the men in the service. US edition. With superb cover photo of 504th PIR trooper with damaged camouflage painted helmet. The magazine is filled with great articles, photos, cartoons (Sad Sack!) and Pin-Up. It is in above...
Photo of WACO glider formation. Original 1943 dated Associated Press Wirephoto that measures about 25.5 x 20.5 centimeters. Very good condition.
325th Glider Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) DI. Pinback. Marked NS Meyer Inc. New York in raised lettering. This DI is just hard to find. Very good condition.
Drop cage, PG 101/CB for eight pigeons. Collapsable steel mesh cage with canvas covered side. The stamp is clearly present on the canvas. Complete with cords and snaphook. There are some holes in the fabric and some of the cords are broken. Pigeons were used by US paratrooper during all...
Paratrooper's letter to the 'Deer Fokes' at home written in humouristic language. Dated 1943 and published at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was written by J.H. Kight who also wrote the famous US paratrooper's song 'Blood on the Risers' in the same year. The letter is printed on thick quality paper...