Original U.S. WWII D-Day A-2 Jacket, Dog Tag, and Ephemera Grouping of C-47 Skytrain Pilot Lt. Robert Marshall Weisbrod, 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group - Dropped 3rd Battalion 506th PIR into Carentan on During Invasion of Normandy
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Original Items. One-of-a-Kind Group. This is the outstanding A-2 Jacket, crusher pilot’s cap, dog tag, headset, and ephemera grouping of C-47 Skytrain Pilot Lt. Robert Marshall Weisbrod, who flew for the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group during World War II, and famously dropped men of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division into Carentan on June 6th, 1944 during the Normandy Invasion. The group came from Weisbrod’s estate and some pieces are in rough condition, but everything together will make for an outstanding display.
The group consists of:
- Weisbrod’s A-2 leather flight jacket which is in rough condition now. Both knit cuffs have been removed and there is heavy wear across. There was originally a squadron patch on the left breast as well which is now gone. The liner is the original but there is tearing. His wings on the left breast are now extremely worn and the nametag has been torn off. The original label reads:
TYPE A-2
DRAWING NO. 30-45
AC. CONTRACT NO. W535ac28560
POUGHKEEPSIE LEATHER
COAT CO. INC.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.
PROPERTY
AIR FORCE, U.S. ARMY
Not the best example of an A-2 but it came from the estate and was certainly his. The squadron patch would have depicted a pelican carrying paratroopers in a basket surrounded by anti-aircraft explosions. The zipper is faintly marked TALON with some oxidation, but it still works.
- Weisbrod’s H3/APR-3 headset with an intact cord.
- Weisbrod’s U.S. Army Officer’s AAF Crusher cap “Flighter” by Bancroft. Good shape overall with real “crusher” construction.
- B-8 Polaroid flying goggles with their original labeled spare lenses case.
- Throat microphone T-30-V with elastic band.
- Pilot’s scarf.
- Flight Aviator sunglasses.
- Riker case with faux Army shirt chest with 6-place ribbon bar, two Officer’s cap badges, various insignia, a reproduction Airborne Troop Carrier patch, and Weisbrod’s enlisted dog tag. These pieces look outstanding displayed in this way.
- Original fabric embroidered Airborne Troop Carrier patch.
- French-printed map of Paris, France.
- Modern map of France with annotation showing where Weisbrod dropped 506th PIR troops on D-Day.
- Book “The Douglas DC-3”.
Robert Marshall Weisbrod was born on February 4th, 1922 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. He was accepted into the Federal Civilian Pilot Training Program and awarded a CAB pilot license in 1940. He enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1942, after completing two years at Penn State University. He was commissioned at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, Class 43-I. He was assigned to the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group at Alliance, Nebraska in November 1943. He served as a pilot and flight leader in the European Theater of Operations, participating in seven battle campaigns, including air assaults, air evacuations, and re-supply missions from bases in England, France, and Italy. He dropped men of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment near Carentan on the Cotentin Peninsula of France on June 6th, 1944. He returned to the United States at Baer Field, Ft. Wayne, Indiana in December 1945. Weisbrod’s awards include the Distinguished Unit Citation and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. He transferred to Ready Reserve in 1946 in various assignments until his Air Force retirement in 1972 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1947 he married 1st Lieutenant Martha Radspieler, a former flight nurse with the 819th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. He passed away on October 16th, 2005 at the age of 83. He is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.
This is a fantastic group to a C-47 pilot who dropped men of the 101st Airborne into Normandy! Ready to become a centerpiece of any WWII collection.
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