Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper D-Day Invasion Luminous Disc Helmet Marker French Militaria destroying the highway bridges over

destroying the highway bridges over the Douve at Saint-Côme-du-Mont

the regiment crossed the English Channel from Southampton to Le Havre

Colorado in January 1944

Picks up where Volume one leaves off

The shell chin strap is absent

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper D-Day Invasion Luminous Disc Helmet Marker French Militaria destroying the highway bridges overOriginal Item: Only One Available. In advance of the Normandy Invasion on June 6th, 1944, luminous discs where issued to American paratroopers so they could be identified easily by friendly troops. Typically fixed to the back of the M1 helmet by fastening to the helmet net, tied onto webbing or stitched onto the inside of the M42 jump jacket collar at the back so the wearer could pull his collar up to reveal the luminous disc. Designed to be used when