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V-MAIL BLANK, MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE 517TH P.I.R.:
$55.00
This is an extremely unique item from World War II. What you have here is a Christmas greeting V-Mail Blank stationary pre printed for the Airborne troops of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regt. The stationary has a great cartoon representation of an Airborne Soldier in full jump order hitting the silk. The soldier would fill in his message to his loved ones back home and this blank would be photographed and sent overseas then developed at centers stateside printed out and delivered to the recipient. The 517th Parachute Infantry Regt. was originally assigned to the 17th Airborne Div. but were relieved from that assignment previous to the 17th Airborne’s combat assignments. They were attached at one time to the 82nd Airborne Div. and had one combat jump Le Muy, France on Aug. 15, 1944. The stationary is in excellent condition and measures 8.5” x 11”. This is a must have if you collect World War II Airborne memorabilia. Domestic shipping for this item will be $2.00.
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