Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Airborne Pocket Patch Photographed in Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 U.S. Equipment as the barrel is marked

as the barrel is marked Acheron

Overall Length: 45"

which we have very rarely seen

In May 1943 they were demotorized and in July 1943 fought at Kursk

But the handsome old thing didn’t go quietly

Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Airborne Pocket Patch Photographed in Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 U.S. Equipment as the barrel is markedOriginal 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