ludwigh1980 Posted July 8, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 8, 2018 Howdy all. I waited several hours in line (first spot) to get this uniform this saturday at a local estate sale. Included the tags and named inside. The family has at least one original photograph of him wearing the ike upon his return home. There will be some original period paperworks which I will post once I get it. There was some german odds and ends found in one of the pockets. I have not found to much on the individual in my cursory research as to what unit he was in. Needless to say I was quite stoked to find an estate sale fresh Airborne Normandy Vet uniform. Any help as to which unit the veteran was in would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted July 8, 2018 For whatever reason I have the issue of pictures despite being rotated correctly still come through sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted July 8, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 8, 2018 VERY nice!!! Can't wait to see what you find out about him and what unit he was with. Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin D. Posted July 8, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 8, 2018 Wow really great grouping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted July 8, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 8, 2018 Pulles roster shows him as 326 Eng B Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHOOMAN Posted July 8, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2018 Good Find. Looking forward for the rest of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted July 8, 2018 Thank You everyone for the kind comments and CAMOPARA thank you for that much needed detail. Its finds like these that re-energizes me to keep collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted July 8, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 8, 2018 Really nice pickup...congratulations! I'm sure the research will prove interesting! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plick27 Posted July 8, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 8, 2018 Great pick up Lud! They’re still out there... On a side note: I hope whoever recently advised another member against a uniform purchase notices the use of a laundry pen to write the name and ser# on this uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted July 9, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 9, 2018 Wow that is an excellent piece of history! Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted July 9, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 9, 2018 Zoinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted July 9, 2018 Share #12 Posted July 9, 2018 So does that count as Christmas in July? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted July 9, 2018 Thank you all, I wasn't planning on going as it was an hour drive from my home. Opened at Nine A.M. Got there at 6, I was bumping around my house at 4 am. The day before I happened to peek at the estate sale companies website and noticed the patch and ribbon rack, and it was named, and it had the tags and there was a star on the glider and the invasion arrow head... "you have got to be kidding me, sh@%". I admit I was getting a bit burned out collecting. You just don't see stuff from the airborne divisions out here. 8th Air Force yes, plenty of that. The vet passed away almost 30 years ago and the coat had at least a decade of dust on it. Between that and still having a full head of hair at my 20 year high school re-union that was also this weekend it was a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 9, 2018 Share #14 Posted July 9, 2018 Thank you all, I wasn't planning on going as it was an hour drive from my home. Opened at Nine A.M. Got there at 6, I was bumping around my house at 4 am. The day before I happened to peek at the estate sale companies website and noticed the patch and ribbon rack, and it was named, and it had the tags and there was a star on the glider and the invasion arrow head... "you have got to be kidding me, sh@%". I admit I was getting a bit burned out collecting. You just don't see stuff from the airborne divisions out here. 8th Air Force yes, plenty of that. The vet passed away almost 30 years ago and the coat had at least a decade of dust on it. Between that and still having a full head of hair at my 20 year high school re-union that was also this weekend it was a good time. Nice find Terry and just the way they look after years of being stored.Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted July 9, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 9, 2018 Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIinterviews Posted July 9, 2018 Share #16 Posted July 9, 2018 Great find, glad to see your endurance paid off. That 8th AF stuff that is out there I have yet to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted July 9, 2018 Thanks Doyler, I do like the dust when it comes to these. Thank you all for commenting. Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted July 9, 2018 Share #18 Posted July 9, 2018 Best Ike I seen in awhile, congrats to you. Love that glider wing with battle star. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted July 9, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 9, 2018 Terry, That's an outstanding Ike! I like seeing the VFW badge and ribbon still attached. Nice "pocket finds" too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share #20 Posted July 10, 2018 Thanks guys, it ticked all the boxes... for what I look for in a uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMinistryOfAviation Posted July 10, 2018 Share #21 Posted July 10, 2018 Stunning find! Well done and congratulations! -Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted July 11, 2018 Share #22 Posted July 11, 2018 Outstanding find! Congrats! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted July 12, 2018 Share #23 Posted July 12, 2018 Congrats, one of the better estate sale finds i have seen in a long long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share #24 Posted July 12, 2018 Thank you all, I wasn't planning on going as it was an hour drive from my home. Opened at Nine A.M. Got there at 6, I was bumping around my house at 4 am. Got there @ 6 and it opened at 9?? Must not be many hardcore pickers out your way. If that was in an estate sale in my area and you got there @ 6 you'd be 20th in line. Congrats on a great find!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted July 19, 2018 Share #25 Posted July 19, 2018 Very nice to see these kind of finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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