Glider Badge
The Glider Badge was a special skills badge of the United States Army. According to the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider mission into enemy-held territory.
| Glider Badge | |
|---|---|
| Type | Special skills badge |
| Awarded for | Military glider operations |
| Presented by | United States Army |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Established | 2 June 1944–3 May 1961 |
Glider Badge with airborne background trimming from an unknown WWII glider infantry regiment | |
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