Original U.S. WWII USGI Bring Back Scrapbook Pages with German WWII Armbands, Insignia, Newspaper Page, and More! German Documents & Books while the last 4 inches

while the last 4 inches or so near the tip have some water stains and oxidation

one of the nicest sets we have seen

and the rear and front sights are present as well

The ends of what looks like Carbine slings which are used to keep the shape of the ear flaps

Kirwin kept incredible scrap books and photos albums from his time in Europe and inside the pages we discovered the original field issue "onion skin" Bronze Star Medal Citation which reads in part:

Original U.S. WWII USGI Bring Back Scrapbook Pages with German WWII Armbands, Insignia, Newspaper Page, and More! German Documents & Books while the last 4 inchesOriginal Items: One of a Kind Set. Following the conclusion of the European Theater of WWII, USGIs brought home all kinds of material that had been acquired during the war and subsequent occupation. These would be kept in boxes as mementos, or were often mounted into a scrapbooks to keep them organized as a display piece, along with other items from their service. This lovely set comes with two black paper pages from such a scrapbook, each originally