Original U.S. WWII 2nd Army / 82nd Airborne Division Ike Jacket Dated 1944 - Size 38R Military Flare Guns and the top is marked

and the top is marked in German Blackletter typeface with Fallschirmschützen= / Abzeichen in silver paint

Two corrugated fiber boxes 12" x 12" x 30 were available to be used with this container for additional protection of fragile articles

The helmet was well-liked by Dominican Republic soldiers

but this example has been sharpened from the reverse as well

Original U.S. WWII 2nd Army / 82nd Airborne Division Ike Jacket Dated 1944 - Size 38R Military Flare Guns and the top is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Eisenhower jacket or "Ike" jacket, officially known as the Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, is a type of waist length jacket developed for the U. S. Army during the later stages of World War II and named after Dwight D. Eisenhower. Intended to be worn on its own or as an insulating layer beneath the M 1943 Field Jacket and over the standard wool flannel shirt and wool sweater, it featured a pleated back,