Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E German Military Maps 700 Dead and 15

700 Dead and 15

A combination of the drop taking place in broad daylight and that the Germans were not expecting an airborne attack allowed the pathfinders to land on target and guide in the rest of the paratroopers to the proper locations

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Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E German Military Maps 700 Dead and 15Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic uniform group that came to us with identification to Captain William P. Heaton, commander of Company E, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. It comes with a note of recollections about the uniform from Mark A. Bando, renowned 101st Airborne historian, who notes that As to the jacket, I suppose its possible that it actually belonged to Heaton, but it could have been easily humped