505th Airborne Parachute Infantry P.I.R Airborne Patch

American WW2 sew on patch of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the 505th was part of the 82nd Airborne Division.

During WW2 the 505th P.I.R. (Parachute Infantry Regiment) was part of the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd Airborne Division included the 504th P.I.R., the 505th P.I.R. and the 325th G.I.R. (Glider Infantry Regiment).

This is often called the pocket patch and was worn on the chest of jackets like the A2 leather and the M41 jacket and was not generally worn on the combat jackets.