Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Shirt from Book - Heroes in our Midst British Lancer are painted alongside the central

are painted alongside the central image

The leather of the grips still shows much of the original checkering

As with most Wars it was imagined it would be over in short order but the distances involved to the Crimea on the Black Sea and the brutal conditions on site caused terrible illness with great loss of life

The 2d Ranger Battalion would valiantly serve its way through the rest of World War II

The underside of the barrel is marked with serial number 1384

Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Shirt from Book - Heroes in our Midst British Lancer are painted alongside the centralOriginal Items: One of a kind. This is an excellent condition regulation army wool shirt featured in the excellent book Heroes In Our Midst, Volume 3: Uniforms & Insignia, Airborne Commands, Specific Insignia by John R. Angolia. The description in the book reads; "There are a number of variations of the parachute canopy and the cat's face." The shirt also features an original jump oval and airborne patch as well as a Ruptured Duck. Approximate