Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Original Display Machine Guns The original purpose was to

The original purpose was to combat Tito's partisans

One of the straps is marked:

The brown leather sweatband is in good supple condition and is unmarked

This was the last year that serial numbers would be stamped on the cylinder until 1912

This fine example is actually made by BONTEMPS of CAMDEN N

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Original Display Machine Guns The original purpose was toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition example of a very scarce Airborne Paratrooper Flag Armband. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratroopers for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). The armband was typically fixed to the uniform jacket arm with safety pins. This is the third type of Arm flag,