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Sold Date: 04/07/2011
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Source: eBay
Category: Militaria & Weapons

L@@K ! VINTAGE WW-II AIRBORNE GLIDER PATCH & 326th Glider Infantry PIN !!! BOTH FOR ONE MONEY!!! NO RESERVE!!!!

Up for bids is a Vintage World War II AIRBORNE GLIDER HAT PATCH & 326th Glider Infantry Aspera Juvant PIN that I purchased this at a local estate sale. The Embroidered Glider Hat Patch shows a Glider facing left with a Parachute in the background. It is lightly soiled but still in good condition. Please note, this is NOT a modern reproduction. I found this in a box of vintage militaria. The Pin is from the 326th Glider Infantry and is marked along the bottom, "Aspera Juvant." The Patch has a diameter of approximately 2". There are some light scuffs from use and handling but nothing significant!!

Here is some info on the 326th Glider Infantry from the airborne website: www.ww-2airborne.us

326th Glider Infantry Regiment
Unit History

(above insignia) 326th GIR Patch The regimental shield (picture left) for the 326th Infantry was designed depicting the Regiment's notable achievements during World War I. The shield is blue for infantry, with a wavy white band running through the center, representing the Aire River crossing. A blue square edged with gold divides this white band into, symbolizing the bridge that the regiment built over the river. Two fleurs-de-lis in the lower half of the shield refer to the two major operations of the 326th. In the top center of the shield, a boar's head, the crest of General James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, indicates the allocation of the 326th to his state when the 326th was later placed in the Organized Reserve. The Latin phrase, "ASPERA JUVANT," is inscribed across the bottom. Literally translated, it means: "Difficult Delight," a more academic way of saying, "The tougher it gets, the better we like it."

ommanded by Colonel John C McArthur, the 326th Regiment was officially activated as part of the 82nd Division on 29 August 1917 at Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Georgia. Being a National Army division, the regiment was composed of draftees. The only personnel actually assigned to the regiment however, were a small cadre charged with the task of preparing for the thousands of draftees who would soon be flooding the camp.
The 326th Regiment and it's sister regiment the 325th were members of the 82nd Division that was comprised of officers and soldiers from what most would consider the "Deep South". This changed a few weeks into the training program. The War Department issued orders instructing the division to send all of its soldiers, minus a 783 man training cadre to other camps. Leaders watched as their soldiers departed to be replaced by soldiers from all regions of the United States. It was noted that the 82nd Division was now made up of soldiers from every state in the union. It is from this fact that the 82nd Division received its nickname "The All American Division" and is represented by the "Double A" patch worn today.
World War II
After the war, the colors of the 326th Regiment were cased but were to be unveiled once again on March 25, 1942 under the command of Colonel Stuart Cutler. Located at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, the Regiment was again to be part of the 82nd Division.
On August 15, 1942 the 82nd Division became the first Airborne Division under the command of General Matthew Ridgeway. The 325th and the 326th were designated Glider Infantry Regiments. In October, 1942 the 82nd Airborne Division moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and continued their training in the fundamentals of airborne tactics and air transport.
During the early days of 1943 the 82nd Airborne Division's composition changed. Instead of two glider and one parachute regiments the Division would have one glider and two parachute regiments. Supposedly, the decision of which glider regiment would remain with the 82nd was decided by a flip of a coin. The 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR) won the toss. Consequently, the 326th GIR was transferred form the 82nd to Airborne Command on February 10, 1943. The ne...

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