Original WWII U.S. Pathfinder 8th Air Force Warrant Officer Ike Jacket OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Please follow warranty instructions included

Please follow warranty instructions included in package

To the Right Shoulder the shirt bear a 15th Air Force SSI in excellent condition and remaining firmly stitched

Original Item: German manufactured component for the one of  the most famous machine guns of WW2

retained by the two lock mounting screws and the original brass triggerguard

Top of the barrel reads:

Original WWII U.S. Pathfinder 8th Air Force Warrant Officer Ike Jacket OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Please follow warranty instructions includedOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. The owner of this fine Ike jacket was a Warrant Officer in a flight crew member of the 8th Air Force during WWII. He was a pathfinder as evident in the patch found on the left sleeve of this Ike jacket. The pathfinders' job was to mark drop zones behind the Normandy beaches, placing lights and radar beacons so that more than 13,000 jumpers who would immediately follow in the all out airborne assault could find