Original U.S. WWII Named 82nd & 17th Airborne Division Uniform Ike Jacket - Corporal Donald W Dietel Stocks The right rear receiver is

The right rear receiver is dated 1876

logo on the gilded band around the grip

and there is a large faint 1937 stamped under the right side

but otherwise the leather of the case is in good order

This was clearly an attempt at encouraging American college students to enlist as the draft had not been implemented yet

Original U.S. WWII Named 82nd & 17th Airborne Division Uniform Ike Jacket - Corporal Donald W Dietel Stocks The right rear receiver isOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a great named WWII Ike uniform jacket for a Corporal in the 17th Airborne Division and later the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. The jacket is identified to Corporal Donald Walter Dietel, who we found as having served 26 months in the Army as a paratrooper. Interestingly, his obituary lists him as having been with the 101st Airborne Paratroop Division, but this is likely an error, as his Korean War