Original U.S. WWII 517th Parachute Infantry Combat Team Named Grouping - Bronze Star with Valor ZB 26-ZB 30 The 34th star was officially

The 34th star was officially added on July 4th of that year

The Regiment was amalgamated in 1921 and was thereafter known as the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers

An extremely scarce collector's item

The black plume to front is still present making this a very nice display item

All HGU-56/P rotary wing helmets can be readily modified to install the Communication Ear Plug (CEP)

Original U.S. WWII 517th Parachute Infantry Combat Team Named Grouping - Bronze Star with Valor ZB 26-ZB 30 The 34th star was officiallyOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. Private First Class Burton A Ebert Army serial number 35605626 enlisted on March 16th, 1943 and was assigned to Headquarters Company 1st Battalion of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment seeing combat as a member of the First Airborne Task Force. We confirmed his service through research, original documents and on the 517th official website on the Christmas 1944 roster which you can see at this link. Bert