Super Rare 526th Armored Battleaxe Ike Jacket, ID'd WOW
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Up for auction is an extremely RARE Ike Jacket, ID'd to Sgt. M. I. Nilson. The jacket is extremely minty, size 38 Regular, dated June 9, 1944. Sgt. Nilson's ASN is inked in the jacket - 37281549. A pair of Khaki slacks is also included, 34 Waist and 31 Length. The jacket has domed screwback US and Infantry collars disks, a white back, sterling CIB, as well as a stunning 1 piece English (I believe) service ribbon, including 4 battlestars for the 526th's service in the ETO. The German bevo weave 526th Battleaxe patch is a beauty - a rare patch indeed, rarely found on an Ike Jacket. The 526th is truly a unique and elite unit. The 526th Battleaxe was the only Armored Infantry Battalion to get overseas. Their campaigns were Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, Northern France, Rhineland. They left the US 19 March 1944, Arrived England 12 April 1944, Arrived France 24 August 1944, August 1945 in Wiesbaden, Germany (Order of Battle US Army WW2 by Shelby Stanton)526th Armored Infantry BattalionFrom /news/article.p...021101103106880 "The battalion was the only American armored infantry battalion that trained with top secret Canal Defense Lights, a British armor-infantry tactic. They trained in one of the camps of General George Patton's Desert Training Center, and in Rosebush, Wales. The lights were never used in battle. Before and after
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