Original U.S. WWII USMC VMB-443 Radio Gunner’s R-14 Headset with Mission “Chit” and Australian-Made HBT Cap with Old Museum Tag - Corporal Frederick E. Ronson Bayonets some of which would be

some of which would be considered inappropriate

What we have is a charming water color painting of the Officer

The cuff style collar has two “Scottish Thistle” insignias and the front has all eight British General Service buttons

the ratchet cannot be pushed in any farther forward

Beneath the image has the text FRITZ FUMBLES

Original U.S. WWII USMC VMB-443 Radio Gunner’s R-14 Headset with Mission “Chit” and Australian-Made HBT Cap with Old Museum Tag - Corporal Frederick E. Ronson Bayonets some of which would beOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the outstanding headset and Australian made HBT cap of Corporal Frederick E. Ronson, who served as a Radio Gunner with VMB 443, Marine Bombing Squadron 443, during World War II. The most outstanding feature of this set is the leather covering on the headband, which Ronson used as a Mission Chit, denoting each mission he completed with an X, with a staggering 39 missions total, marked at the end with END OF WAR