Original U.S. WWII 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment 507th PIR Named Grouping - Dropped on D-Day Sales It also appears that the

It also appears that the barrel was personalized on the right side forward of the rear sight

as this was when the first 800 were issued) was used by US cavalry from the American Civil War until the end of the Indian wars

The butt plate and both barrel bands are still U marked

marked leather sheath

which aided in identification when the firefighter was fully equipped

Original U.S. WWII 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment 507th PIR Named Grouping - Dropped on D-Day Sales It also appears that theOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. George J. Melrose Jr. ASN 31104585 enlisted on April 6th, 1942 and was a T 4 in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment who spent more than two years overseas and in combat as a member first of the 82nd Airborne Division then in the 17th Airborne Division. He participated in the D Day Invasion as part of Operation Neptune and jumped into occupied France on June 6th, 1944. He fought in Arnhem at the Battle of the