Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne D-Day St Mère-Église Veteran Named Ike Jacket With M37 Wool Field Shirt & Overseas Cap - Bronze Star Recipient Russian Artillery The chinstrap is in good

The chinstrap is in good condition and held in place by two gilded cherry blossom styled buttons

The box is a bit crushed at the corners

The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars

This fine Ike jacket features a bullion thread embroidered AIRBORNE TROOP CARRIER patch to right shoulder

The cloth “bandolier” looking item is in fact an ammunition bandolier

Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne D-Day St Mère-Église Veteran Named Ike Jacket With M37 Wool Field Shirt & Overseas Cap - Bronze Star Recipient Russian Artillery The chinstrap is in goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of an enlisted mans Ike Jacket which also has the original M37 wool flannel shirt as well as Garrison cover! This uniform grouping belonged to Versel Junior McCracken (ASN: 35564671), a Technical Sergeant who jumped into the Utah Beach St Mre glise area during the Normandy Invasion. He can be found here on the American D Day website. St Mre glise and its surroundings are a strategic area