Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Pocket Patch - Raff's Ruffians - Rare MILITARIA These three separate awards continued

These three separate awards continued until seven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor had pulled the United States into World War II

This is a lovely late Civil War Era Percussion revolver

Two tack buttons were placed along the rear edge of the opening

On the back it is marked (RZM) M5c/93

The war in the Pacific still had almost 18 months to go before Japan surrendered unconditionally

Original U.S. WWII 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Pocket Patch - Raff's Ruffians - Rare MILITARIA These three separate awards continuedOriginal Item. Only One Available. During World War II, the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR) was a regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment participated in Operation Overlord, jumping into Normandy at 2: 15 a. m. on 6 June 1944. The 82nd objectives were to capture Sainte Mre glise, secure crossings at the Merderet River near La Fiere and Chef du Pont, and establish a defensive