U.S. 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION PATCH AND BADGES WORN ON D-DAY BY 16TH DIVISION LT. W. JACK GILLIFORD

This is an original WWII First Infantry Division shoulder sleeve green patch worn on D-Day by Lieutenant W. Jack Gilliford of the 16th Infantry Division.  

This shoulder patch has the medals/badges attached to it:

US Army first rank Lieutenant's gold bar 
16th Infantry Regiment crossed rifles badge
DI Unit crest Regimental badge
Infantry Officer's U.S. letters collar badge

The shoulder sleeve is in nice used condition.

Late on the afternoon of 5 June 1944, the troop-laden ships slipped out of Weymouth harbor and headed for the beaches of Normandy. The long-awaited assault on "Fortress Europe" began in the early hours of 6 June 1944 as

The 16th Infantry Regiment landed on D-Day in the early morning hours on Omaha Beach, Normandy. By vicious fighting, eventually companies made it to the top of the bluff to begin their push to Colleville-sur-Mer. By noon on June 6 the 16th Infantry had broken through the beach defenses and established a foothold that allowed follow-on units to land and move through.

This is a one of a kind item and you will receive the exact one photographed.