AustinO Posted August 23, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2014 Just picked up this beauty. Looks Italian made to me, whats the consensus? Also, if Italian made, would that mean 82nd AB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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APO472 Posted August 23, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 23, 2014 Nice patch. Looks Italian. Not necessarily 82nd but also 509th PIR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted August 23, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 23, 2014 That is indeed a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbunnyB/3/75FA Posted August 23, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 23, 2014 nice "chute. i'd say italy as well, but don't forget the italians have jumpers as well so it might have been for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted August 23, 2014 This came out of an estate this morning (along with a pile of random SSIs). The former owner would have been 14 in 1945 so I'm assuming he collected from vets in his hometown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted August 23, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 23, 2014 Nice patch. Looks Italian. Not necessarily 82nd but also 509th PIR. Or 517th or 551st - they both staged out of Italy for the jump into Southern France in August 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted August 25, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 25, 2014 Awesome. A real gem. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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