Original U.S. WWII D-Day Jump WIA 101st Airborne 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Dog Tag & Framed Signed Yardlong Grouping with Garrison Caps & Currahee DI - T/5 Delmar Harmon

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is the outstanding and unprecedented grouping of Technician 5th Grade Delmar Harmon, Regimental Headquarters Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Harmon was a Jump radio operator, and was wounded on June 6th, 1944, D-Day, having been shot twice through the calf just missing his shin bone. The group includes his dog tag, signed yardlong photo in double-sided glass frame, and a fantastic binder of research with a 62-page memoir written by Harmon!

This fantastic grouping includes:

- Harmon’s dog tag, showing town as Popyog, Iowa, and serial number as 17067394.
- Harmon’s Paratrooper wings, marked STERLING with correct early pinback.
- Extremely rare period enamel 506th PIR DI, marked STERLING SILVER. This is certainly a Wartime example, as the post-war variants had the shield mirrored, with the lightning bolt facing the other way and the parachutes on the other side.
- Harmon’s 101st Airborne patch with detached rocker. 
- 9 x 11” 506th grade increase certificate named to Harmon advancing him to Tech 5 dated 20 May 1943 and with original hand signature of Col. Sink. Certificate has been mounted to foamcore board.
- Original fragment of camouflage parachute. Used as background in large wooden display case. The case measures 2 x 12 x 18”.
- Small sweetheart pin with tiny Paratrooper wings and 101st Airborne enamel pin. Marked to Whittemore & Co. of Attleboro, Mass. A rare and beautiful pin on its own.
- Small 2½ x 3½” photo of Harmon with his stick outside of C-47 prior to a jump (Harmon is tallest man standing in back row - he was 6'5")
- Framed 8¾ x 21¼” double-sided glass yardlong photo of Harmon’s unit. It is likely of the HQ Company, 506th PIR. It is noted that Harmon is the tall soldier standing at the far left, and comparison to photos of him proves this. The back of the yardlong is signed by 45 men in the company, including many we found on the original D-Day roster for the 506th including Lt. Robert S. Moon, Rockford, Ill., Lt. Stirling Horner Jr. St Paul, Minnesota, Sal S. Ceniceros, Los Angeles, Calif and many others. An outstanding piece in its own right. Only one man, knelt down 5th from the left, is wearing a 101st Airborne patch.
- Airborne Garrison Cap with blue infantry piping and blue Parachute patch. The underside of the sweatband is marked 7394, the last four digits of Harmon’s serial number.
- Airborne Garrison cap with blue infantry piping and red white and blue Paraglider patch. The underside of sweatband is marked 7394, last four digits of Harmon’s serial number.

- Binder with tons of great information as well as a 62-page memoir written by Harmon. He goes through his entire life and his combat in Europe with great detail! He mentions his training, his wound on D-Day, and much much more. This binder also includes a copy of his Discharge certificate. Interestingly, in the interview he notes that his discharge paper lists him as being with the 194th Glider Infantry, despite always being with the 506th, and he is very annoyed at this! There are also two great reprinted photos of Harmon in uniform.
- The Epic of the 101st Airborne: A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team. 10¾ x 16”. Published in France in 1945. Outstanding book in good condition, named DELMAR HARMON RHQ/506.
- Extremely rare 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Scrapbook 20 July 1942 - 4 July 1945 with original paper dust cover. Named Harmon on interior. Fantastic book.

Delmer Harmon was born on December 8th, 1922 in Alden, Iowa. He enlisted in the Army on May 1st, 1942, being assigned to the Regimental Headquarters Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. During training, he received special training as a Parachute Radio Operator and Radio Operator High Speed. He completed his training and went overseas with the 101st, arriving in England for further training and preparations for D-Day. On that fateful day, Harmon landed in a grove of small fruit trees, and his parachute had caught on a tree, holding him there with his knees to the ground. The first German he saw was a middle-aged man riding an ancient motorcycle with large cans tied to each side of the vehicle. Harmon contemplated shooting him, but was stopped by a comrade who warned him of alerting other enemies. Later they came across a German who threw a hand grenade at them, narrowly missing them as they dove to the ground. Later that day, Harmon was shot twice through the calf, narrowly missing his shin bone. This would earn him the Purple Heart. Harmon’s memoir goes very deep into detail of his experiences in Europe. Harmon left Europe on September 4th, 1945, being discharged on September 30th, 1945. Funnily enough, Harmon’s discharge paper lists him as being with the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, which he jokes about with the quip “War is Hell!”. Harmon passed away on April 27th, 1998, at the age of 75. He earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal with four campaign stars and an invasion arrowhead, four overseas stripes, 1 service stripe, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart Medal. 

This is an outstanding grouping to what has become one of if not the most sought after regiment in U.S. Army history. Comes ready for further research and display!