Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Airborne Pocket Patch Photographed in Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 U.S. Equipment Overall Length: 45"

Overall Length: 45"

and is signed by the Chief Doctor at the reserve hospital in Stassfurt

as the barrel is marked Acheron

The first elements of the 3rd Armored in France saw combat on 29 June

which we have very rarely seen

Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Airborne Pocket Patch Photographed in Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 U.S. Equipment Overall Length: 45"Original Item: Only One Availabe. This very patch appears in the wonderful book Heroes in our Midst by John Angolia Volume 3. Heroes Volume 3 covers all airborne related uniforms (132 pages), airborne commands and specific insignia of airborne and related uniforms (243 pages with many hundreds of full color patches and variations), and an addendum with a detailed jump helmet and netting section. 1640 photos,(most in color), 472 pgs. The patch matches