It’s been a long time since I bought my last WW2-period ad featuring paratroopers and I had never seen this one before. It appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1942. It’s a typical period ad of an advertiser trying … Continue reading →
I recently acquired this very rare pamphlet that was originally issued to members of the British Home Guard as of June 1941. It lays out possible scenarios of the Germans trying to get a foothold on British soil by use … Continue reading →
To me personally this is one of the finds of the year. This 8-page folded leaflet printed as advertising for a military supplies store at Columbus, Georgia, contains the Paratroopers prayer (satiric version of Our Father), a letter to a … Continue reading →
I recently bought this on eBay from a seller who had several of these. I think they sold out on the first day. That’s because this is in interesting find. More interesting than you would think at first sight. It … Continue reading →
Jim van Ommeren sent me this explanation of why this ad is signed by Irving Air Chute Co., whereas the logo reads IRVIN, without a G. Apparently this is a misspelling of the company name. The founder of the company … Continue reading →
I found two more WWII magazine covers with paratroopers on them: Illustrated and Facts magazine. Both from March 1944. Check out the updated article…
Continue reading →For those of you who saw my letter in Brussel Deze Week, here’s the link to the article this is about: GIs in Brussels 1944-45
Continue reading →I found some more items related to GIs in Brussels which I added to my article: souvenir postcards of Brussels and Antwerp, and a pamphlet for GIs staying over at the Metropole Hotel. Read the updated article…
Continue reading →Over the years I collected a lot of paratrooper related stuff that hasn’t made it to the reference books. And even when you find a picture, no details are provided. Granted, all this ephemera is not official government issue, but … Continue reading →
I have scanned my collection of original wartime photographs of paratroops training at Fort Benning, GA. These are early war pictures, as can be seen by the uniforms and equipment. Note the Riddell football helmets, the T-4 parachute, the jump … Continue reading →