Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pin Airsoft Guns though some of the stitching

though some of the stitching remains

with the clip pad attachment point forward from the edge of the mask

which is marked 3AB / 960

Ayers (ASN 32873334) was assigned to the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (517th PRCT) and jumped into Southern France during Operation Dragoon on August 15th

with the usual yellowing of age

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pin Airsoft Guns though some of the stitchingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition example of a very scarce Airborne Paratrooper Flag Armband. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratroopers for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). The armband was typically fixed to the uniform jacket arm with safety pins. This is the third type of Arm flag,