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. Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted November 1, 2015 2 Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
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. Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted November 1, 2015 3 Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted November 1, 2015 After his transfer to the 17th Airborne Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted November 1, 2015 Jump school photo Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted November 1, 2015 506th A-2 Leather Jacket with the patch shown above. Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted November 1, 2015 4 Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted November 1, 2015 Studio portraits Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted November 1, 2015 White tongue 101st patch and 506th PIR jump wing background oval Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted November 1, 2015 Lt. Rexrode's jump wing with two combat jump stars Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted November 1, 2015 His Purple Heart medal and issue jump wing Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted November 1, 2015 As an enlisted man Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted November 1, 2015 Discharge as a Staff Sergeant Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
1canpara Posted November 1, 2015 Share #15 Posted November 1, 2015 Wow Ed! What an amazing grouping! Absolutely stunning! Rick Collector of WWII M-1helmets and WWII Airborne items Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted November 1, 2015 Enlisted record Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted November 1, 2015 His Operation Overlord D-Day Eisenhower letter Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted November 1, 2015 with MG Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
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. Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted November 1, 2015 His copy of Currahee 506th PIR unit history Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted November 1, 2015 name Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
warpath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted November 1, 2015 506th PIR Scrapbook page Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
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 Ed Hicks WARPATH Military Collectibles 819 Hope Mills Road Fayetteville, North Carolina (910) 425-7000 Always buying U.S. Airborne & Vietnam Special Forces artifacts and groupings, Painted and Rare U.S. Helmets; U.S. Valor Medal Groupings, Fine Swords... Buying or trading for my collection: 1950s-1970s Vietnam era Rolex & Tudor Watches... Contact me before you sell... [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> My Web Sites: http://www.battlefieldmuseum.org http://www.warpathmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
tim novak Posted November 1, 2015 Share #24 Posted November 1, 2015 great grouping, thanks for showing Link to post Share on other sites
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 ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WWII 8TH & 9TH AAF UNIFORMS/NAMED MEDALS/SCRAPBOOKS/ANY TYPE OF GROUPING! Link to post Share on other sites
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