Canada, Commonwealth. A Canadian Parachute Corps Cap Badge, c.1945 Province of China the United States Legion of

the United States Legion of Merit

Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand

birmingham hallmark for 1913

ranging in size from 63 mm (w) x 83 mm (h) to 100 mm (w) x 143 (h)

Canada, Commonwealth. A Canadian Parachute Corps Cap Badge, c.1945 Province of China the United States Legion ofIn brass, measures 38 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact on reverse and inclusive of pin, light wear, extremely fine. Footnote: The Canadian Parachute Corps, officially the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, was formed in 1942 as Canadas first and only wartime airborne infantry unit. Composed entirely of volunteers, its members trained in both the United States and Britain, where they were attached to the British 6th Airborne Division. The battalion