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US Army Replacement Boot Sole
Replacement US Army boot sole; US size 10. Manufactured by Beebe Bros. USA
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US Army Service Dress Uniform
US Army Service Dress Uniform, including dress blouse (Ike Jacket) and trousers, officer's shirt, tie and garrison cap. The Eisenhower jacket or "Ike" jacket, officially known as the Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, is a type of waist-length jacket developed for the U.S. Army during the later stages of WW2 and named after Dwight D. Eisenhower
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US Army Victory Medal 1941-1945
The World War 2 Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. Complete with blue card presentation box; polychrome medal ribon. This example was issued to Sergeant William Schneider, 101st Airborne Division
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US Baltimore Newspaper: ‘Germany Surrenders’
US Baltimore Newspaper headline: ‘Germany Surrenders’
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US Issue Lensatic Compass
US Army, Corps of Engineers, hand held lensatic compass; enscribed 'WEW'. Manufactured by Superior Magneto Corp, LI City, NY, USA
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US M1 Helmet (377th PFAB)
Steel US M1 Helmet; no liner; with captain's insignia and crossed artillery cannon. Probably from the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. First activated on 16 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, as the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (377th PFAB). The 377th PFAB, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Weisberg, participated in the development of doctrine for the employment of Parachute Artillery. After training in the United States, the battalion sailed to England, arriving in Liverpool on 18 October 1943. Based at Benham Valence, Berkshire, England, the battalion conducted additional training in preparation for Operation Overlord and later Operation Market Garden
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US M1 Steel Helmet
US M1 helmet with painted markings for Captain US 5th Rangers
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US M1 Steel Helmet (501st PIR)
US M1 helmet with painted diamond markings for HQ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
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US M1 Steel Helmet (506th PIR)
US M1 helmet with painted 'ace of spades' markings 2nd Battlion 506th PIR. Provenance: found Noville Belgium 1990s
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US M1 Steel Helmet (907th GFAB)
US M1 helmet with painted 'ball' markings for 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
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US M1 Steel Helmet (W/CD)
US M1 helmet possible British use marked W/CD, (which could mean Civil Defence Warden), named to J Burt
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US Presidential Citation Bar with Single Oak Leaf
The Presidential Unit Citation, originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War 2). The unit must display such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign. Issued to Sergeant William Schneider, 101st Airborne Division
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US War Dept Soldier's Hand Book, FM 21-100
US War Dept soldier's hand book FM 21-100
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Waco Glider undercarriage assembly
CG4A Waco Glider undercarriage assembly, found in woodland near the former RAF Ramsbury Airfield
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