Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper Operation Dragoon Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband - With Handwriting Field Gear Out of the frame one

Out of the frame one can see that the painting is on what is best described as a thin sliver of ivory which has had a paper backing adhered to rear which shows age and spotting marks

18th Infantry Regiment

The zipper is original to the jacket

Sergeant Lawrence “Larry” E

The woven organizational emblem patch used on the sports patch was often a rather large patch

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper Operation Dragoon Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband - With Handwriting Field Gear Out of the frame oneOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Now this is an amazing piece of history! Normally these are associated with the D Day invasion but the Paratrooper who wore this was kind enough to write on the inside of it when and where he wore it! We assume he did the writing on the inside before sending it back stateside for loved ones so they knew what exactly he was sending home and almost 78 years it is still somewhat legible! This is the third type of Arm flag,