Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR 21st Century military enlistments exceeded expectations

military enlistments exceeded expectations

Each platoon had two 11-man sections each with a single Type 97

The straps are in very good condition

They also have markings stamped onto the "legs"

the regiment was known as the 50th (West Kent) Regiment of Foot

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR 21st Century military enlistments exceeded expectationsOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. This is a small yet fantastic grouping sent home by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment after the Normandy Invasion during WWII. John C. Trowbridge was like many other troopers during the war, he wanted a memento of his jump and cut a piece of his parachute canopy to send home. Trowbridge was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and is even mentioned in multiple books, one being The