WWII 3rd Zouave Regt , 2/503, 509 Prch Badge Sterling San Francisco Police Badge 5 inch design

5 inch design

After all being captured by the Nazi with a Star of David on the badge would have mean certain death

The Regiment participated in some of the largest battles of the Indian Wars

which "immediately settled the delicate matter of rank" This is a museum quality sterling reproduction of that wing using a WWI hat badge design

and elements have participated in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan

WWII 3rd Zouave Regt , 2/503, 509 Prch Badge Sterling San Francisco Police Badge 5 inch designThis is badge of the 3rd Zouave Regt, a French Colonial unit from North Africa. During WWII they fought alongside the 2nd Bn 503rd Prcht Inf Regt (PIR) and as a result the 2 503rd was authorized to wear the badge. On Novemer 15, 1942 the battalion parachuted into the airfield at Youks les Bains, Algeria. The field was surrounded by forces of the 3rd Zouave of Vichy France. Colonel Berges, Cmmanding Officer of the French troops pinned on the jump suit