Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge with Period Applied Invasion Arrowhead - Marked Sterling ZB 26-ZB 30 showing that it was used

showing that it was used and exposed to sweat and oils

(see photos)

This cardboard box originally would have come with (2) wooden dowels and (4) wooden wheels which would have been inserted through the holes on the bottom when folded properly

the 42nd Division saw more combat on the front lines than any other division in the American Expeditionary Forces

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge with Period Applied Invasion Arrowhead - Marked Sterling ZB 26-ZB 30 showing that it was usedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glider Badge was a special skills badge of the United States Army. According to the U. S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider mission into enemy held territory. This example