Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 81mm Mortar This is an exceptionally hard

This is an exceptionally hard to find original 1945 publication

Even the original cleaning rod has been nickel plated

the body of the blade is somewhat "skeletonized" beyond the edge

and the three companies reached Camp Harney on 21 June

the unit numbered 20 Officers and 195 Enlisted Men

Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 81mm Mortar This is an exceptionally hardOriginal Items: One of a kind. This is an excellent condition size 36R WW2 Ike jacket which was featured in the excellent book Heroes In Our Midst, Volume 3: Uniforms & Insignia, Airborne Commands, Specific Insignia by John R. Angolia. The description in the book reads; "This 11th Airborne Ike jacket has typical Japanese cross stitching on the insignia and camouflage canopy material added as lining." The 11th Airborne Division ("Angels") was a United