Wool shirt & Garrison cap, 316th Troop Carrier group, ID-ed
€275.00
Enlisted Men's wool shirt and garrison cap, ID-ed to Stanley Tracht, ASN 19109102, who enlisted on October 17, 1942. Tracht served with the 316th Troop Carrier group. The wool shirt is an early type, size 15 x 33. It still has its 1942 dated label. All buttons present It is adorned with felt Air Corps Staff Sergeant chevrons and a British made felt Airborne Troop Carrier patch. It has Tracht's laundry mark T-9102 on the inside under the collar. The cap also has the laundry mark on the leather headband and Tracht written on the reverse. There are a couple of moth holes.
The 316th Troop Carrier Group was a highly decorated C-47 Skytrain unit that served with Ninth and Twelfth Air Force in the European and the Mediterranean theaters. As part of Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of Italy, the 316th dropped paratroops over the beachhead south of the Sele River on the night of 14 September 1943. Later during Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France, the group dropped paratroops near Ste-Mere-Eglise a few hours before the main landings on 6 June 1944. It also dropped paratroops and released gliders carrying reinforcements during the airborne invasion of the Netherlands, Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. By the end of the war, the 316th Troop Carrier Group was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations.
Superb group that is perfect for display and with a load of research potential. Very good condition.
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Enlisted Men's wool shirt and garrison cap, ID-ed to Stanley Tracht, ASN 19109102, who enlisted on October 17, 1942. Tracht served with the 316th Troop Carrier group. The wool shirt is an early type, size 15 x 33. It still has its 1942 dated label. All buttons present It is adorned with felt Air Corps Staff Sergeant chevrons and a British made felt Airborne Troop Carrier patch. It has Tracht's laundry mark T-9102 on the inside under the collar. The cap also has the laundry mark on the leather headband and Tracht written on the reverse. There are a couple of moth holes.
The 316th Troop Carrier Group was a highly decorated C-47 Skytrain unit that served with Ninth and Twelfth Air Force in the European and the Mediterranean theaters. As part of Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of Italy, the 316th dropped paratroops over the beachhead south of the Sele River on the night of 14 September 1943. Later during Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France, the group dropped paratroops near Ste-Mere-Eglise a few hours before the main landings on 6 June 1944. It also dropped paratroops and released gliders carrying reinforcements during the airborne invasion of the Netherlands, Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. By the end of the war, the 316th Troop Carrier Group was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations.
Superb group that is perfect for display and with a load of research potential. Very good condition.