Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Identified Patch Helmets the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment

the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment would arrive by glider to provide a division reserve

The squadron aided in Operation Cobra

with some oxidation on the central emblem

The liner in this helmet is complete

The blade has also never been sharpened

Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Identified Patch Helmets the 325th Glider Infantry RegimentOriginal Item: This is a rare circa 1946 jacket patch for the United States Army Air Forces 58th Wing, 509th Bomb Group. Successor of the famous 509th Composite Group which dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, the 509th Bomb Group carried out the "Operation Crossroads" atomic test at the Bikini Atoll. The patch has a mushroom cloud at its center. Approximately 5" diameter. Constructed of twill embroidered with silk and cotton threads, with mesh