warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 1, 2015 An exemplary Airborne grouping from an original Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment officer who made two combat jumps-Normandy with the 506th and Operation Varsity with the 17th Airborne Division and served in the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment...Illustrated are Lt.Rexrode purple heart medal, ribbons, Airborne cloth insignia including a white tongue 101st patch, 506th PIR enamel unit crests and silver jump wings including one with two jump stars...Photos show him at jump school in Fort Benning, GA, at home wearing his A-2 leather jacket with 506 pocket patch (the patch is with this grouping) and a studio portrait of him in his dress white uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted November 1, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted November 1, 2015 He has been incorrectly listed online and in a couple of publications as Charles E. and Charles R. Rexrode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted November 1, 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted November 1, 2015 After his transfer to the 17th Airborne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted November 1, 2015 Jump school photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted November 1, 2015 506th A-2 Leather Jacket with the patch shown above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted November 1, 2015 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted November 1, 2015 Studio portraits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted November 1, 2015 White tongue 101st patch and 506th PIR jump wing background oval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted November 1, 2015 Lt. Rexrode's jump wing with two combat jump stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted November 1, 2015 His Purple Heart medal and issue jump wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted November 1, 2015 As an enlisted man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted November 1, 2015 Discharge as a Staff Sergeant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted November 1, 2015 Share #15 Posted November 1, 2015 Wow Ed! What an amazing grouping! Absolutely stunning! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted November 1, 2015 Enlisted record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted November 1, 2015 His Operation Overlord D-Day Eisenhower letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted November 1, 2015 with MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted November 1, 2015 With another Airborne officer...I believe this is an Easy Company 506th image and the officer is familiar, but if anyone knows who he is please contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted November 1, 2015 His copy of Currahee 506th PIR unit history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted November 1, 2015 name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted November 1, 2015 506th PIR Scrapbook page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #23 Posted November 1, 2015 101st Airborne General Orders No. 218 award of the the Belgian Croix De Guerre, Fourragere and the Dutch Orange Lanyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim novak Posted November 1, 2015 Share #24 Posted November 1, 2015 great grouping, thanks for showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devincu Posted November 2, 2015 Share #25 Posted November 2, 2015 OUTSTANDING!! They don't get much better then this...Thank you for taking the time to post it. Devin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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