Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling Spanish Helmets adding to the patina

adding to the patina

or "Made by Hidechika"

along with a severe concussion

The iron crossguard is of the rounded (Maru Gata) shape

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling Spanish Helmets adding to the patinaOriginal 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