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FOREIGN MADE WINGS
| ANGUS AND COOTE PINBACK STERLING. AUSTRALIAN MADE |
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| ANGUS AND COOTE (REVERSE) |
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| Two more Angus & Coote. Note hallmark placements. |
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| Courtesy of Leif Jacobsen. |
| S and S Ltd. British made. |
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| Courtesy of Leif Jacobsen. |
| FIRMIN STERLING. MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND |
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| J R GAUNT. MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND |
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| J R GAUNT LONDON (REVERSE) |
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| LUDLOW. MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND |
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| "GP" "800" STERLING. MADE IN GERMANY. |
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| UNKNOWN MAKER. PROBABLY MADE IN GERMANY |
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| (REVERSE) PROB.GERMAN. NOTICE PIN ATTACHMENT |
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All above pics are courtesy of Andrew Lipps.
| Assorted group all from 101st veterans. |
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All the wings obove are attributed to 101st Airborne troopers. The top shows the fronts and the bottom
shows the reverse.
Top-Ludlow London. Ivan Hershner I/502.
Left below- Gemsco solid back hallmarked near the bottom. Don Burgett A/506.
Right-Unmarked solid back. Dean Baxter HQ 3/506. His name is etched in the back of this one!
Left below-Gently hollowed behind chute and marked sterling in lower right. Louis Truax D/506.
Right-Engraved with class serial number and signed by Douglas Krug. Co. and Regiment unknown.
Courtesy of Mark Bando
| More assorted and attributed 101st wings. |
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| Courtesy of Jake Powers. |
These wings come from the collection of Jake Powers. All are attributed to 101st Airborne
Veterans.
Top left to right.
Andrew J.Boyle Service Co. 506th
Don King E/506
Paul Kohler E/506
Carwood Lipton E/506
Middle Row L-R
Bud Walter I/502
Merle Lauer 3/HQ 506
Ernest Levesque A/502
Paul Miller HQ/506
Bottom L-R
Lester Hegland F/506
Frank Ries HQ 2/506
Earl Hale E/506
| Privately made wing. Worn by Col. G.V.H.Moseley. |
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This was custom made for Colonel GVH Moseley by a company in New England, when he returned
with a broken leg after Normandy. The combat jump star is integrally molded into the obverse design. The wings
were made with 2 clutchback fasteners on the reverse.
Courtesy of Mark Bando
| Sterling marked wing. Smaller than standard. |
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| This wing was given to myself by Gen. Jim Gavin. 82nd 505th. |
| Reverse of Gavin's wing. |
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| Sterling mark is verticle in the riser area. |
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