5TH INFANTRY DIVISION JACKET! 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT!! STRASBOURG, FRANCE!!!

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5TH INFANTRY DIVISION JACKET! 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT!! STRASBOURG, FRANCE ACQUIRED!!!
ORIGINAL
1942-DATED
4-POCKET SERGE JACKET FROM THE
'ETERNAL HEROES' MEMORIAL'
COLLECTION IN RAVENOVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE.
ACQUIRED MORE THAN 15 YEARS AGO FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN
STRASBOURG
, FRANCE. THE FRENCH COLLECTOR SPECIALISED IN THE BATTLE FOR ALSACE/LORRAINE IN LATE 1944 - EARLY 1945.
THE LORRAINE CAMPAIGN WAS FOUGHT BY THE
US THIRD ARMY
COMMMANDED BY
GENERAL
GEORGE S. PATTON
, THE CAMPAIGN IS OFFICIALLY DATED SEPTEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 18, 1944.
THE 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION LANDED IN
NORMANDY (UTAH BEACH)
IN
JULY 1944
FOLLOWING TRAINING IN
ENGLAND
&
NORTHERN IRELAND
. THE "RED DIAMONDS" FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, EASTERN FRANCE, THE ARDENNES & GERMANY, ENDING WW2 IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE
11TH INFANTRY
WAS ONE OF THE DIVISION'S THREE INFANTRY REGIMENTS.
JACKET SIZE: 36L
. INSIGNIA: SGT CHEVRONS; SCREW BACK MULTI-PIECE CONSTRUCTION 'US' & 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT COLLAR DISKS; PIN-BACK RIBBON BAR WITH GOOD CONDUCT & EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL RIBBONS WITH THREE CAMPAIGN STARS; OUTSTANDING, PRIVATE PURCHASE BULLION WIRE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE ABOVE THE RIBBONS; HONORABLE DISCHARGE 'RUPTURED DUCK' ON THE RIGHT BREAST; & 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE 'BARS' ON THE LEFT LOWER SLEEVE REPRESENTING 18 MONTHS OVERSEAS SERVICE.
THE FADED QM DEPOT LABEL IN THE RIGHT POCKET IDENTIFIES THE MAKER AS
CROYDON CLOTHES, PHILADELPHIA
, MANUFACTURED IN
OCTOBER 1942
.
THE OWNER'S LAUNDRY NUMBER
'G-5843'
IS INK HANDWRITTEN ON THE LINER BELOW THE NECK. WW2 LAUNDRY NUMBER RESEARCH SHOWS
58
RESULTS FOR G-8543. A SECOND, SMALLER INK-STAMPED NUMBER
'257396'
IS POSSIBLY AN INSPECTION NUMBER?
TWO MINOR MOTH 'POINTS' BELOW THE LOWER RIGHT POCKET, WITH TWO OTHERS TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CUFF FRONT & REAR. BOTH ARE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE. ANOTHER ON THE UPPER SLEEVE NEAR THE CHEVRON, ONE OTHER BELOW THE REAR RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE LINING BELOW BOTH ARMPITS SHOWS MINOR SWEAT STAINING. THIS IS A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY WW2 JACKET!
WANT MORE PHOTOS? JUST ASK!
THE JACKET W
ILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED & SHIPPED IN A RIGID CARD BOX FOR COMPLETE SECURITY. THE BOX EXCEEDS THE 3CMS HEIGHT LIMIT, SO MUST BE MAILED BY THE FRENCH POSTAL SERVICE "COLISSIMO." THE JACKET WEIGHS 416 GRAMMES, WITH PACKING THE WEIGHT EXCEEDS 1KG SO SHIPPING IS CALCULATED ON THE 2 KGS WEIGHT LIMIT.
WE SHIP WORLDWIDE. THE WINNING BIDDER PAYS
ACTUAL
SHIPPING COSTS, NOT A PENNY MORE...OF COURSE, WE COMBINE SHIPPING FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES!
SEE OUR OTHER 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION ITEMS FOR SALE:
WESTINGHOUSE HELMET LINER
(EBAY NO.274129087048);
&
449TH AAA BN ID'D GROUPING (EBAY NO.274129087445)
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BIDDING
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THE ITEMS ARE LOCATED IN FRANCE
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WE SEND TRACKED SHIPPING
ONLY
FOR COMPLETE PEACE OF MIND.
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SHIPPING RATES
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IMPORTANT
:
THE SHIPPING RATE
.00
SHOWN AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING RELATES TO WORLDWIDE FROM FRANCE. THE ACTUAL RATES ARE:
FRANCE .50; EUROPEAN UNION .50; U.S./WORLDWIDE .00.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS RARE ITEM OF AMERICAN WW2 HISTORY!