Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps Pilot DFC Recipient Captain James H. Phillips Kabar Style Theater Made Fighting Knife With Scabbard - Marked “BOUGAINVILLE FEB ‘44” Sterling SMG UTAH” in gold lettering

UTAH” in gold lettering

and does not really have any major dents we can see

but there is also a lout of fouling and past oxidation

so we would assume that it doesn't

multiple neck ties

Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps Pilot DFC Recipient Captain James H. Phillips Kabar Style Theater Made Fighting Knife With Scabbard - Marked “BOUGAINVILLE FEB ‘44” Sterling SMG UTAH” in gold letteringOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. This is a fantastic piece of WWII US Marine Corps pilot history! It is named to a USMC Captain James H. Phillips, who we believe to be a Pilot who was awarded multiple Air Medals as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Though this may not be him, the use of the aircraft type plexiglass and the ability to be able to utilize a machine shop on a ship