The grouping consists of two airborne "parachute" patches, a patch for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (eagle swooping through an "0", flanked by "5" and "6" dice), an early pattern 505th PIR patch (black panther on blue trimmed white shield, "READY" in banner below; this patch was used for WWII but rejected by the Institute of Heraldry and replaced with the winged panther motif and "H-HOUR" motto later), two early 503rd PIR patches (angry cat descending under silk, one round with polychrome cat, the other squared with black and white cat; this patch would be retired in favor of a heraldic motif symbolizing the 503rd's critical role in the Battle of Corregidor), and two patches for the 508th PIR (a red-skinned devil descending under silk, rifle in one hand and grenade in the other). Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection

Good overall. The squared 503rd patch and the two 508th patches show mild staining.