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Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3

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Original Items: One-of-a-kind. This is an excellent condition size 36R WW2 Ike jacket which was featured in the excellent book Heroes In Our Midst, Volume 3: Uniforms & Insignia, Airborne Commands, Specific Insignia by John R. Angolia. The description in the book reads; “This 11th Airborne Ike jacket has typical Japanese cross-stitching on the insignia and camouflage canopy material added as lining.”

•The 11th Airborne Division (“Angels”) was a United States Army airborne formation, first activated on 25 February 1943, during World War II. Consisting of one parachute and two glider infantry regiments, with supporting troops, the division underwent rigorous training throughout 1943. It played a vital role in the successful Knollwood Maneuver, which was organized to determine the viability of large-scale American airborne formations after their utility had been called into question following a disappointing performance during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

Held in reserve in the United States for the first half of 1944, in June the division was transferred to the Pacific Theater of Operations. Upon arrival it entered a period of intense training and acclimatization, and by November was judged combat-ready. The 11th Airborne saw its first action on the island of…
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