Original U.S. WWII “Thirsty 13th” 13th Troop Carrier Squadron Embroidered Patch Russian Ordnance handOriginal Item: Only One Available

handOriginal Item: Only One Available

including the Luftwaffe tropical visor cap (Tropenschirmmütze)

These were long gone from IMA more than 20 years ago after the original release from Portugal in the early 1990's

although the exact complete arrangement represented by the medal bar has not been independently verified

The green bottle is stamped with a myriad of markings

Original U.S. WWII “Thirsty 13th” 13th Troop Carrier Squadron Embroidered Patch Russian Ordnance handOriginal Item: Only One AvailableOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an excellent original embroidered "pocket patch" of the famed 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, better known by its wartime nickname, the "Thirsty 13th." The large circular patch features the squadron's whimsical insignia of a winged beer bottle flying through the sky, a design that reflected the unit's distinctive esprit de corps while serving in the South Pacific during the Second World War. Measuring