Original U.S. WWII 513th PIR Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity Named Uniform Grouping Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles including automatic pull-up dive brakes

including automatic pull-up dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high g-forces

The jacket features incredible hand-painted details

as some recipients wore the badge on the right breast pocket

was the largest oil refinery in the world

appears to be complete and in working order

Original U.S. WWII 513th PIR Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity Named Uniform Grouping Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles including automatic pull-up dive brakesOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Corporal Curtis C. Eldridge ASN 35073003 was a Light Machine Gunner in Company I of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and in Operation Varsity the only combat jump made by the 513th PIR during the War which was also the largest Airborne drop of the conflict. Thee 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was constituted on 26 December 1942 and assigned