Original U.S. WWII 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment “Currahee” Enamel DI Insignia - 101st Airborne Division Thompson SMG This Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

This Mobile Army Surgical Hospital vintage metal sign measures approximately 14-inches by 8-inches

and then arsenal repaired

which was destroyed

but may have been purposely removed

Original U.S. WWII 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment “Currahee” Enamel DI Insignia - 101st Airborne Division Thompson SMG This Mobile Army Surgical HospitalOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was initially formed during World War II at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, in 1942 where it earned its nickname, "Currahees", after the camp's Currahee Mountain. Paratroopers in training ran from Camp Toccoa up Currahee Mountain and back with the shout "three miles up, three miles down!". The Cherokee word, which translates to "Stand Alone", also became the unit's motto. Members of