WWII 82nd Uniform

This WWII uniform belonged to a Technical Sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion. Here are the details:

- **Cords**:
- Right shoulder: Belgian Fourragère
- Left shoulder: Dutch Lanyard

- **Ribbons** (from inside out, top to bottom):
- Bronze Star
- Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
- **2nd Row**:
- Good Conduct Medal
- American Theater Campaign Medal
- European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Medal with:
- 3 bronze service stars for participation in 3 campaigns
- 1 bronze arrowhead for airborne combat assaults

- **Badges**:
- Presidential Unit Citation on the right breast
- Combat Infantryman Badge on the left breast pocket

- **Left Sleeve**:
- Pathfinder patch (flying torch)
- 4 service bars (each representing 6 months of service)
- A longer silver/blue bar for 3 years of service

**Possible Owner**:
After reviewing records and photos from the 505th, it seems likely that this jacket belonged to Technical Sergeant Charles Copping. He is featured in a photo (back row, 2nd from the end, in front of the star on the plane; his face is blacked out). You can view the photo https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/forces/usa/82nd-airborne-division/pathfinders/stick-1-505th-pir.

**Background**:
Copping was a private on D-Day when he jumped in with the Pathfinders. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and eventually achieved the rank of Technical Sergeant.

For more information, you can view his obituary [here](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81483938/charles_george-copping).