Original U.S. WWII Service Worn M1942 Paratrooper Jump Jacket without Reinforcements - Marked With Multiple Laundry Numbers Accessories Marshall and Gurwit were all

Marshall and Gurwit were all later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their efforts to save the plane and crew

as an infantry regiment

and its manufacture was too time-consuming to be built in the numbers required for the ever-expanding German armed forces

Overall length increased to 61 inches and weight increased to 15

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn M1942 Paratrooper Jump Jacket without Reinforcements - Marked With Multiple Laundry Numbers Accessories Marshall and Gurwit were allOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Original M1942 Airborne Jump jacket in Olive Drab #3 offered in good, used condition. The coat consists of four front patch pockets with two button snaps on each top flap, with 2 rows on the pockets, to secure different sized items. The jacket also does have the dual zippered knife pocket located on the upper lapel which was designed to contain a switchblade pocketknife, used to cut the parachute rigging if