Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Identified Ike Jacket U.S. Uniforms Paris probably France's most prestigious

Paris probably France's most prestigious gun maker and supplier of military accouterments of the period

It does not appear that those converted rifles were ever issued

Beckett and his other gunner

" to the brass oval in the center of the lid

during warmer weather or flaps down and secured by a steel buckle round the chin to fend off winter conditions

Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Identified Ike Jacket U.S. Uniforms Paris probably France's most prestigiousOriginal Item: Only One Available: John Arthur Manzoline was born July 7, 1926, in Ishpeming, the son of Nunzio and Josephine (Zeppo) Manzoline, John was a graduate of Ishpeming High School. Entering the U. S. Army in 1944, he attained the rank of Tech Sargent 5 and was with the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper in the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. Mr. Manzoline was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and Defense Ribbon. John was