Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR 21st Century Each platoon had two 11-man

Each platoon had two 11-man sections each with a single Type 97

It is estimated that at least two hundred dynamite bombs were discharged

This small force accomplished their mission in spite of determined enemy attacks

though this is usually discounted since the wounds were inconsistent with his known right-handedness

the 376th moved to Harvard Army Air Field

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR 21st Century Each platoon had two 11-manOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. This is a small yet fantastic grouping sent home by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment after the Normandy Invasion during WWII. John C. Trowbridge was like many other troopers during the war, he wanted a memento of his jump and cut a piece of his parachute canopy to send home. Trowbridge was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and is even mentioned in multiple books, one being The