Original U.S. WWII Named 551st PIB M1942 Paratrooper Jacket - Silver Star Captain Archibald McPheeters ZB 26-ZB 30 Just as the IJA in

Just as the IJA in general was modeled mainly on the German Army

The space between the pediments is filled by a very handsome allegorical tableau bearing the Borough Arms of Ramsgate in colours on a Viking Ship also another quartering of the Borough Arms Alluding to Ramsgate as a Port

Nice aluminum construction box buckle with a pebbled background

on left breast is the name of the Naval Aviator that wore this jacket

The 17" blade made this one of the most feared of Infantry Bayonets used in WW1 and this lovely untouched sleepy example is possibly one of the earliest ones in existence

Original U.S. WWII Named 551st PIB M1942 Paratrooper Jacket - Silver Star Captain Archibald McPheeters ZB 26-ZB 30 Just as the IJA inOriginal Item: One of a kind. Captain Archibald A. McPheeters was awarded the Silver Star during World War II. GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 57 (October 29, 1944) CITATION: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) Archibald A. McPheeters (ASN: 0 391024), United States Army, for gallantry in