Description
This is a nice United States Army 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division officer's insignia grouping originally belonging to Walter F. McLane of Tampa, Florida. The grouping includes a numbered purple heart medal and ribbon bar, a one piece 82nd Airborne patch and two other patches (an overseas officer's cap patch and a 17th Airborne patch with separate AIRBORNE tab), a rifle badge, two "US" collar insignia, three ribbon bars, a dog tag for Captain McLane, a combat infantry badge, a glider specialist badge, two DI for the 325th, a bar, three embroidered captain's bars (one in bullion) and one insignia on wool.
VINTAGE:Circa World War II.
SIZE:Items are various sizes.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Items are of expected materials.
ATTACHMENT:Various.
MARKINGS:Purple Heart medal: 238920; DIs: N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK with maker's mark; glider and combat infantry badges: STERLING; rifle badge: STERLING with N maker's mark; "US" insignia: J. R. GAUNT LONDON (on each).
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay CON-LL-LCEJX10 LGIEX10/10 RET9/14
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): Items are in various conditions but overall are excellent.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.