WWII US Army Officer’s Glider Artillery Cap Patch

Here is an Officer’s garrison cap patch for the glider Artillery. Embroidered on twill with. Cheese cloth backing in good condition.

Measures 2”  read more

Code: 57018

WWII US Air Forces Airborne Troop Carrier Patch

An English made Airborne Troop Carrier patch with age and service wear. Embroidered on wool, some paper to the back where it had been in an album.  read more

Code: 57025

WWII English Made Airborne Troop Carrier Patch

Here is an English made Airborne troop carrier in exceptional mint condition.Fully embroidered on wool with a cloth back.

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Code: 57149

WWII Allied Airborne DI

Here we have a 1st Allied Airborne D.I. Enamelled with a darker blue background. Pin back with safety catch.  read more

Code: 57305

WWII 1st Allied Airborne Patch

Scarce variation of the 1st Allied Airborne patch. English made in silk threads. Two small holes to the top left side of the patch see images.  read more

Code: 57307

511th Parachute Infantry

A 511th Parachute Infantry para oval. Used and removed from uniform with age and service wear. Embroidered on wool with a cheese cloth backing.

The 511th PIR was formed at Camp Toccoa, GA, in January 1943. After the difficulties encountered by Allied airborne operations during Operation Husky in July 1943, from 6–10 December the 511th PIR took part in the successful Knollwood ...  read more

Code: 57313

WWII 17th Airborne Division

A 17th Airborne Division, scarce one piece un-cut on green fully embroidered, removed from an album and retains paper to the back.

XVIII Airborne Corps, a part of the Maj Gen Lewis H. Brereton's First Allied Airborne Army. After operation Market Garden the division was shipped to France and then Belgium to fight in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. The 17th gained its ...  read more

Code: 57316

WWII Allied Forces Airborne Training Centre - Sicily

Here is an original Allied Forces Airborne training Centre Sicily jacket patch. Fully embroidered on wool with a cheese cloth back. Measures 4”

The Fifth Army Airborne Training Center was established in 1943 at Les Angades Aerodrome near Oujda, Morocco. Employing a training program modeled on that of the Parachute School at Ft. Benning, the Training Center’s mission was to provi...  read more

Code: 57415

18th Airborne Corps Patch

A post war example with separate tab.

XVIII Corps deployed to Europe on 17 August 1944 and became the XVIII Airborne Corps on 25 August 1944 at Osbourne, St. George, England, assuming command of the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions, as part of the preparation for Operation Market Garden. Prior to this time the 101st Airborne and 82nd Airborne were assigned to VII Corps and parti...  read more

Code: 51399

WWII US Army 101st Airborne Division

A 101st Airborne Division patch. Fully embroidered example with a separate English made Airborne tab.
Known as a Type 11.

During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord the D-Day landings and airborne landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the liberation of the Netherlands and, perhaps most famously, its action duri...  read more

Code: 56635