Original U.S. WWII Engineer Special Brigade Dog Tag & Patch Grouping with Photograph of Soldier Wearing ESB Helmet - SFC Lester J. Cross Bayonets Early production blade stamped KA-BAR

Early production blade stamped KA-BAR knives in such good condition are exceptionally hard to find

The pennant is of multi-piece construction of blue and gold felt and has the image of the West Virginia and all the writing painted on a leather surface

TRANSMITTER BC - 611 - C

The enlistments of the men expired soon after the battle

combined with worries about the Germans catching VI Corps off balance if it advanced too far in land resulted in the bridgehead being bottled up

Original U.S. WWII Engineer Special Brigade Dog Tag & Patch Grouping with Photograph of Soldier Wearing ESB Helmet - SFC Lester J. Cross Bayonets Early production blade stamped KA-BAROriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is the grouping of Sergeant First Class Lester J. Cross of the Engineer Special Brigade, who served with the unit at Normandy during World War II. The group includes his dog tags & patch along with an original photograph of him wearing an ESB helmet. The dog tags read: LESTER J CROSS 34420771 T42 430 MARY ELLEN CROSS ST PATRICKS RECTORY HAMPTON, IOWA C The dog tags are on their original chain and are in fantastic