Uniform - Shoulder patch, US Army Airborne

Historical information

Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".

Physical description

A narrow curved black cloth patch with yellow embroidery.

Inscriptions & markings

AIRBORNE

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