Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 Russian Artwork & Posters A great dug up shell

A great dug up shell from the Civil War

and were subsequently mounted on many types of ships as the need for anti-aircraft protection was recognized

the 503rd played a major role in the elimination of the Japanese garrison on that island

sleeves have simulated French cuffs in chocolate brown wool with dual ornamental buttons to the outside sleeve seams and light green wool truppenfarben piping to the top edges

GREETING:THIS IS TO CERTIFY THATTHE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESSHAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEARTESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTONAT NEWBURGH

Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 Russian Artwork & Posters A great dug up shellOriginal Items: One of a Kind Grouping. This is a fantastic trunk grouping for WWII Veteran Robert Marken who enlisted out of Belfast, Ireland in 1940 and served up into the 1960s. The grouping comes with a binder full of copies of his military records, which can be confusing, so further research is a must! He enlisted on November 1, 1940 for 4 years which was then extended in 1944. He passed his glider test in 1943 and was granted his Parachute Badge