US Paratrooper - 88th Infantry Regiment X 300 Long Sleeve T-Shirt

The 88th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It was created as the 88th Airborne Infantry Battalion on 10 October 1941 during World War II as the U.S. Army's first glider infantry unit. Attached to the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, the unit was authorized a strength of 27 officers and 500 enlisted men. In May 1942 it was moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and expanded into the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment.All equipment and personnel assigned to the regiment were designed to be carried in the Waco CG-4A glider.