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United States Parachutist Badge

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Lets see if any of you guys know who designed it.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 at 16:50 and is filed under Parachuting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

13 Responses to “United States Parachutist Badge”

  1. Will S says:
    August 6, 2013 at 17:14

    CPT William P. Yarborough, accidentally commented on the previous post.

  2. straps says:
    August 6, 2013 at 17:20

    MG “Bill” Lee?

  3. zach says:
    August 6, 2013 at 18:13

    Designed it? Jump wings were not “Designed”! They were created by the gods and given to the titans and warriors who had the biggest balls!

  4. Duane says:
    August 6, 2013 at 21:06

    Had to think for a while to remember CPT Yarborough, I earned mine around 25 years ago and needed a twix moment.

  5. Jordan says:
    August 6, 2013 at 21:26

    If you have wings, they better have been blood wings!

    • straps says:
      August 6, 2013 at 23:06

      Basic Wings haven’t been pinned that way for a while. I know that Marines who retire their “Lead Sleds” do it with great fanfare.

      I’ve been a round for a few late-night/photography-prohibited Senior/Master wing ceremonies…

  6. maresdesign says:
    August 6, 2013 at 21:47

    Yarborough also designed the paratrooper uniform of WWII fame, later to be resurrected by him as the first generation Nam jungle uniform.

  7. Stefan S. says:
    August 7, 2013 at 02:05

    William Yarborough. AND he designed the M-1942 Paratrooper jumpsuit and Jumpboots. You can’t pull a fast one a Jumpmaster troop!

  8. RJ says:
    August 7, 2013 at 17:26

    Manufactured exclusively by Bailey Banks and Biddle (jeweler), who sadly, have gone out of business. Now I have no warranty on the wife’s engagement ring!

  9. Seth says:
    August 8, 2013 at 00:51

    Larry Vickers?