I have added some new WWII ads with paratroopers. The count is at 43 now. Check it out.
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Update: WWII ads with paratroopers
Update: paratrooper souvenir pillow covers
I have added some more souvenir pillow cases from Fort Campbell and Camp Mackall. I am still looking for more examples!
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Gas detection brassards
I wasn’t able to add much more about these armbands than you probably alread know, but I thought it might be interesting to make an inventory of the existing markings found on these armbands. If you have one that’s not in the list, please send me a picture. And if you know what the manufacturer codes stand for, even better!
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Update: US Army issue whistles
Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops
This is a nice wartime children’s book I bought recently. Published in 1944, when the most famous airborne operations took place and history was still being written.
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Update: Paratrooper magazine covers
I just added some more WWII magazine covers with paratroopers on them: Yank, Time and Minicam Photography…
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Update: wrist compasses
I added two more versions. More small variations found in both the Taylor and Superior Magneto versions.
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Update: US Army issue whistles
I bought this unusual black bakelite whistle last summer, but I only just took some pictures of it. It is marked U.S. Army and identical to the OD plastic ones, except for the shape of the rivets. Probably another manufacturer.
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Update: paratrooper pillow shams
Another update. I added some more paratrooper-related pillow cases. The count is at 11 now. If you have one you don’t see here, go on and send me a picture.
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Update: jump wings
Easter vacation, so time for some updates. Starting with a new pair of jumpwings.
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