Original U.S. WWII US Army Corps of Engineers Wrist Compass by Superior Magneto Corporation with Leather Wristband - Dated November 1944 Category_Lock Assembly known as "Ashcan

known as "Ashcan

USS SC-187 in a collision on 4 August 1918

The cup is also WWII issue

The squadron was decommissioned in the late 1950s

"DE OPPRESSO LIBER" which is translated from Latin as "To Free the Oppressed

Original U.S. WWII US Army Corps of Engineers Wrist Compass by Superior Magneto Corporation with Leather Wristband - Dated November 1944 Category_Lock Assembly known as "AshcanOriginal Item: Only One Available. A genuine WWII issue wrist compass as used by Airborne troops and Engineers on D Day. This fully functional example is in very good condition and nicely marked on the reverse: CORPS OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY MANUFACTURED BY SUPERIOR MAGNETO CORP. L. I. CITY N. Y. U. S. A The side is marked with the date: 11 44 This compass, officially known as "Compass, Wrist, Liquid filled", was made by two manufacturers, Superior