Fall 2026 Militaria and Aviation Auction
Lot 18:
Description
WWII Airborne Artillery Cap Patch Trio: Parachute, Glider & Paraglider. A complete evolutionary set of three WWII U.S. Army Airborne Artillery garrison cap patches – Parachute Artillery, Combined Paraglider Artillery, and Glider Artillery – each embroidered on the branch-distinctive red field. This lot brings together the full design progression of airborne field artillery insignia as worn on the overseas (garrison) cap during the Second World War. Red disc and oval backings were reserved for Airborne Field Artillery, distinguishing these troopers from the light-blue-backed Infantry parachutists with whom they served in the same divisions. The three patches offered here mark distinct phases in that insignia’s development: the solitary open parachute canopy worn by early paratroop artillery units; the glider-in-flight design identifying towed glider artillery elements; and the combined
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