Original U.S. WWII 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment “Currahee” Enamel DI Insignia - 101st Airborne Division Thompson SMG The ship had been purchased

The ship had been purchased by the French in May 1779

The two-tone magazines are WWI production and are in great shape

which is very telling of the manufacture capabilities of the period

but may have been purposely removed

which was destroyed

Original U.S. WWII 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment “Currahee” Enamel DI Insignia - 101st Airborne Division Thompson SMG The ship had been purchasedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was initially formed during World War II at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, in 1942 where it earned its nickname, "Currahees", after the camp's Currahee Mountain. Paratroopers in training ran from Camp Toccoa up Currahee Mountain and back with the shout "three miles up, three miles down!". The Cherokee word, which translates to "Stand Alone", also became the unit's motto. Members of