AERO 508th Fighter Squadron Aeroplane Apparel Company Slider Strapback Hat

If you are looking for a historical connection to one of the units that played a part in D-Day, this ball cap bearing the insignia of the 508th Fighter Squadron is the one for you. Initially deployed to England in 1943 with the P-39 Airacobras they had trained in, the 508th was quickly re-outfitted with the more capable P-47 Thunderbolt. The pilots of the 508th were in action over the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and were instrumental in enabling Omar Bradley's First Army to break out into the French countryside at Saint-Lo. The 508th when on to support Allied forces in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Germany.

Adjustable slider strapback hat.