Original U.S. WWII Chalk Leader Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband - RARE MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Parker / Colorado

Parker / Colorado

The group was reassigned to Tinian

nor used as any portion of a costume

The ring at the top of the shaft appears to have been repainted at some point

8 February 2013

Original U.S. WWII Chalk Leader Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband - RARE MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Parker / ColoradoOriginal Item: Only One Available. In military terminology, a chalk is a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft. A chalk often corresponds to a platoon sized unit for air assault operations, or a company minus sized organization for airborne operations. For air transport operations, it can consist of up to a company plus sized unit. Frequently, a load of paratroopers in one aircraft, prepared for a drop, is also