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WW2 Audio

 

parachute jumper
band of brothers
battle scene

 

Click on the Combat Parachutist Badges to hear the sounds of WW2.

The Combat Parachutist Badges consist of an open parachute on and over a pair of stylized wings displayed and curving inward. A star and wreath are added above the parachute canopy to indicate the degree of qualification. A star above the canopy indicates a Senior Parachutist; the star surrounded by a laurel wreath indicates a Master Parachutist. Small stars are superimposed on the appropriate badge to indicate combat jumps as follows:

 

Click for sound - jump master
Master Parachutist Badge

Click badge to listen to sounds from the Battlefield.

Click for sound - badge 1
One Jump - A bronze star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy.

Click badge to listen to the theme tune from the television series Band of Brothers.

Click for sound - badge 2
Two Jumps - A bronze star on the base of each wing.

Click badge to listen to Eisenhower's speech.

Click for sound - badge 3
Three Jumps - A bronze star on the base of each wing and one star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy.

Click badge to listen to DDAY Airborne reports.

Click for sound - badge 4
Four Jumps - Two bronze stars on the base of each wing.

Click badge to listen to DDAY Landing reports.

Click for sound - badge 5
Five Jumps - A gold star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy.

Click badge to listen to battlefield sound effects.

 

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