Original U.S. WWII 395th Infantry Regiment Battle of the Bulge Officer Grouping - Bronze Star Recipient Headgear It was awarded to members

It was awarded to members in the Reichswehr

37 B-17 Forts bombed the iron and steel works northeast of Budapest and proceeded to 15th AF bases in Italy

given that the WWII German records have been lost we really don’t know for sure how these watches were issued

The label identifies the original owner and was used by the Japanese when they turned in "fighting implements"

The 30" blade is fully engraved almost to the tip on both side featuring the Royal Monogram of King George III

Original U.S. WWII 395th Infantry Regiment Battle of the Bulge Officer Grouping - Bronze Star Recipient Headgear It was awarded to membersOriginal Items: One one of a kind. A fantastic grouping that belonged to Robert James McDade ASN 2005464. During WWII he served in the 99th Division, 395th Infantry Regiment, receiving a battlefield commission from sergeant to 2nd lieutenant during the Battle of the Bulge, and later during the post war occupation was promoted to 1st lieutenant. Shortly after the 99th became the first complete division across the Remagen Bridge, he received a Bronze