Original U.S. WWII General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Framed Signature & Ribbon Bar with Paratrooper Wings - 13½ x 16½” Antique Handguns which we have left intact

which we have left intact to avoid further damage

it was also adopted by many fighter pilots

probably due to contact with the leather of the sword knot

All of the original lettering is still highly visible as is the artwork

We have never had an example with a rayon central field before

Original U.S. WWII General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Framed Signature & Ribbon Bar with Paratrooper Wings - 13½ x 16½” Antique Handguns which we have left intactOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (29 August 1899 12 November 1988) was a United States Army general who served as the fourth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1963 to 1969. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lemnitzer was responsible for drafting Operation Northwoods, a proposed plan to create support for military action against Cuba, by