John "Ace" Short
Original Member and Perhaps the Last Survivor 
​The First Parachute Test Company  1940
501st  Parachute  Battalion 1940 - 1942

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John in original paratrooper gear.
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Members of the original 501st Parachute Battalion
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The first American paratrooper unit shoulder patch
​An Original Roster
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One of the last surviving members of an exclusive unit
American Paratrooper Wings
The design and patent 
The Original Airborne Creed
The First PLFs
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Colonel Yarborough - First Paratrooper CO KIA in Europe WWII

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