Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling GWOT This example is one of

This example is one of the nicer variety

with the date of the decoration’s institution 1813 underneath

He is seen wearing it in photographs and in a portrait painted by Sir John Lavery

There is one "blond" spot on the ball confirming that this is almost certainly 150 years of age or older

or the Reconnaissance Group 115

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling GWOT This example is one ofOriginal 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