United States. A Group of Second War Parachutist Items

Includes: Basic Parachutist Badge (in sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, measuring 38 mm (w) x 20 mm (h), horizontal pinback); two Army Paratrooper "Airborne" Enlisted Man's Collar Disks (two-piece construction, silvered parachute insignia, mounted to a bronze gilt base, unmarked, one is solid, the other is die-stamped, measuring 25.5 mm in diameter each, both with a screwback); and Field-Made North Africa Service Ring (in silver, face plate engraved "AFRICA" and measuring 13.5 mm (w) x 16 mm (h), the face plate flanked by "ORAN" (Algeria) on the right side and the date "1943" on the left side, the inside of the ring with faint naming scratched in place and measuring 21.5 in diameter). Ranging from very fine to near extremely fine.

Footnote: Operation Torch (November 8-16, 1942) was an Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. The French colonies in the area were dominated by the Vichy French, formally aligned with Germany but of mixed loyalties. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies. The American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, commanding the operation, planned a three-pronged attack on Casablanca (Western), Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern), then a rapid move on Tunis.