Original Wwii Army

Army M1 Garand Cartridge Belt. Custom made ammo belt and appears to have 11 ammo pockets. Also, appears to have the two halves stitched together. An interesting belt that I have not seen before. I believe this is most likely WW2 era due to color of webbing.   

   US Army Air Forces B-17 bombers ran a gauntlet of fire from flak and fighters in the hotly contested skies over Occupied Europe. Although there was constant danger, the bomber was at its most vulnerable during the last 60 seconds of the run. At that point, the bombardier took over the controls and had to fly the plane straight and level through incoming fire from all directions, until he pressed the bomb release and announced Bombs Away! AAF bombardiers of WW2 often wore beautifully made wings on their dress jackets to denote their qualification, and some had those wings made into ...

  JACKET ALSO FEATURES A TWO POCKET FRONT, A SEWN 3rd ARMY PATCH TO LEFT SHOULDER, A SEWN RUPTURED DUCK (HONORABLE DISCHARGE PATCH) TO RIGHT BREAST, SEWN WOOL SGT RANK CHEVRONS TO EACH SLEEVE, U. AND INFANTRY (CROSSED RIFLES) METAL COLLAR INSIGNIA (SCREW BACK DEVICES) TO COLLARS, FOUR WW2 SERVICE RIBBON BARS TO LEFT BREAST FOR U. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE CAMPAIGN STAR AND WW2 U. FOUR WOOL OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS ARE SEWN TO LEFT SLEEVE CUFF FOR 2 YEARS OF OVERSEAS SERVICE AND A SEWN WOOL ARMY SERVICE STRIPE FOR TWO YEARS OF ARMY ...