Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 French Awards Medals Badges Insignia so ought a Soldier be

so ought a Soldier be clad"

before the emergence of the M-16 steel helmet

Our example is in very good condition

● Stamped ventilator holes

"The group in which A/C 863 was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft

Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 French Awards Medals Badges Insignia so ought a Soldier beOriginal 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