Original German WWII U.S. P.O.W. Afrika Korps Panzergrenadier NCO M41 Tropical Tunic with Post War Re-attached Insignia British Helmets but after being retrieved the

but after being retrieved the lifeboat began to break up from repeatedly smashing against the Catalina in the increasingly heavy seas

His next ship that he appears on is the USS Vestal (AR-4) in 1939

Clearly very old and absolutely genuine

while the wood frame measures 27" X 34 1/2"

the insignias of the YMCA and the YWCA are placed with the caption

Original German WWII U.S. P.O.W. Afrika Korps Panzergrenadier NCO M41 Tropical Tunic with Post War Re-attached Insignia British Helmets but after being retrieved theOriginal Item: One of a kind. During WWII, Great Britain had limited space and resources to deal with the numerous German P. O. W. s that were taken during the war, and requested that the U. S. help by accepting 175,000 prisoners. This number eventually grew to 425,000 by the end of the war, housed in 700 camps scattered throughout the United States. Unfortunately, the U. S. had only brief experience with a limited POW population in the first world