101st_airborne

The Last Jump A Novel of World War II

by John E. Nevola

Pictures and images of people, places and things described in The Last Jump.



C-47 Skytrain

The plane that transported airborne paratroopers

 

 

Recruiting Poster

Capt. Wolff used this at Fort AP Hill

 

 

Corcoran Jump Boots

Only paratroopers wore them

 

 

Ike with Paratroopers

Just prior to the D-Day jump

 

 

Airborne Overseas Cap

1944 version with glider emblem

 

 

M16 Gun Motor Carraige

With Quad .50 Gun Mount

 

First Allied Airborne Army

The despised airborne patch

 

 


IMAGES

German Airborne Badge

Jake convinces Danny Boy to take this souvinir

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Red Ball Express Patch

Truck Company - Motor Transport Service

 

 

M2 Schrade-Walden switchblade knife

Paratrooper's best friend

 

 

 

 

Airborne helmet

Spades marked the 506th PIR

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Paratrooper Jump Wings

Upon graduating Jump School

 

 

 

M16 Gun Motor Carraige

Also called a "halftrack"

 

 

 

Master Parachustist Badge

With two combat jump stars

 

 

 

XVIII Airborne Corps

Dragonhead patch