An original wool Ike jacket worn by a WWII paratrooper who served w/ the 504th, 509th, then the 501st PIR (Paratrooper Infantry Regiment). He was 1st SGT of Headquarters Co. 2n Battalion until he transferred to F Co., with whom he fought in Normandy (D Day), Holland, Bastogne, and Southern Germany. He received two Bronze Star Medals and a Purple Heart.

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