Original U.S. WWII Named 82nd & 17th Airborne Division Uniform Ike Jacket - Corporal Donald W Dietel Antique Wheellock Firearms - The War Commemorative Medal

- The War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71: The War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 is a campaign medal presented by Kaiser William I in his capacity as King of Prussia to commemorate service in the Franco Prussian War

The traverse and elevation (T&E) mechanism functions properly

it also is a very interesting example of a 98K bayonet as well:

and the imprint of the buttons

The exterior of the shell has some heavy wear and staining

Original U.S. WWII Named 82nd & 17th Airborne Division Uniform Ike Jacket - Corporal Donald W Dietel Antique Wheellock Firearms - The War Commemorative MedalOriginal 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