Record 549/959 Catalog Record World War II Exhibit Page Home Search Description  Assemblage of scraps of four parachutes and four lengths of parachute cord from World War II. There are two white pieces, one olive drab, and one camouflage, all of a synthetic material. Three sections of cord are white and one olive drab. All had been contained inside a paper "The Continental/OSHKOSH" merchandising bag, 2002.110.63. These pieces may have been assembled by Adrian Hansen, a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne in World War II, as scriveners from his combat jumps. The olive drab and camouflage chutes were only used by paratroopers. It is known that Adrian made jumps in Italy, Normandy, and Holland. White parachutes were used by the Army Air Corps and the white scraps may have come from Orville Hansen, who was a fireman with 8th Air Force and was stationed in England.

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