Original WWII US Army 473rd Infantry Regiment theatre made pin back DI / DUI / Distinctive Unit Insignia / Crest. US Army 473rd Infantry Regiment was created very late in WW2, fighting in the Italian campaign from January 1945. Assembled from re-roled and re-trained Anti Aircraft Artillery (AAA) units no longer needed at that stage of the war, the unit was nicknamed'Flakfeet'. Because the 473rd were disbanded by August 1945 only theatre made insignia for the regiment exist.
Most 473rd DI were made. With two blade fixings, which once pierced through the uniform lapel were bent into ...
