Original U.S. WWII Unissued Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pins Antique Colts now commanded by Major General

now commanded by Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin

so it is quite possibly a Crimean war captured item

and it even has an original price seal

This good example is extremely faded and partially marked PRESERVER

Original U.S. WWII Unissued Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pins Antique Colts now commanded by Major GeneralOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent unissued 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, which