Vintage Military - WW2 Ike Jacket Size 38 Regular 2nd Inf Div Combat Patch Embroidered Rack Of 13 Ribbons Infinity Cross Rifle Disc & More

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Vintage Military - WW2 Ike Jacket Size 38 Regular 2nd Inf Div Combat Patch Embroidered Rack Of 13 Ribbons Infinity Cross Rifle Disc & More

Fantastic historical item perfect for display.

Some wear to the inside collar area, see pics.

-2nd Inf Div Combat Patch
-Infantry Cross Rifles & US Collar Discs
-E-6 Staff Sargent Strips
-Overseas & Service Strips
-13 Ribbon Rack Embroidered

Created in 1917, the 2nd Infantry Division first saw service in World War I. During World War II, the “Indianhead” division landed on Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, and broke out of Normandy before moving into Belgium. The 2nd tenaciously held its position during the Battle of the Bulge, preventing further German attempts to reconquer Belgium. In March 1945, the unit moved into the interior of Germany and captured the city of Leipzig on April 19. When the war in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, the 2nd had advanced to Plzen (Pilsen) in the present-day Czech Republic.

As the 2nd Infantry Division marched across Germany, it uncovered several sites of Nazi crimes. In early April 1945, the unit captured the German town of Hadamar, which housed a psychiatric clinic where almost 15,000 men, women, and children were killed between 1941 and March 1945 in the Nazi Euthanasia Program.