Wwii us airborne patches and insignia wwii 82nd and. Division insignia of the united states army wikipedia. At the very end of the war in 1945 it was sent to the pacific theater, but wwii ended before. This is a very nice original green back 2 piece 82nd airborne division patch. It trained and then sent replacements to the other airborne units.
Us army 82nd airborne division shoulder sleeve patch with two. The history of the 505th parachute infantry regiment, 82d airborne division, world war ii with photos and maps the regimental crest and motto, ready, as briefly mentioned in this history, and depicted here, was never officially approved by the quartermaster general, and in fact, disapproved in late 1942. Us army patches book hard cover 82nd airborne division. Overview the double a on the shoulder patch refers to the nickname all american division adopted by the. Im the 82nd airborne division a history of the all american division in world war ii after action reports. The tab is white backed, ive never seen a green back 82nd tab except on a one piece green back patch. The world war ii memoir of a paratrooper in the 82nd airborne 9780891417149. Patch appears to be constructed on cheese cloth which is indicative of early wwii patches. Us army airborne sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new filters. See more ideas about 82nd airborne division, world war two and wwii. Wwii 82nd airborne division patch in excellent condition. Shoulder sleeve insignia, 82nd airborne division, united states army, known as the all american, of the type used during world war ii. Ready 505th wwii book 82nd airborne division museum.
The 541 crossed rifles insignia were used by the 541st parachute infantry regiment. The ssi of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. Original 2 piece green back 82nd airborne division patch. Books homefront books page 1 the national wwii museum.
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