Original British Post-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Yacht Rescue Line Thrower Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia the 2nd Infantry Division crossed

the 2nd Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1 (7 June 1944) near St

the eight companies of which came from the following areas:

Dates sometime between 1720-1740

”The Blood Stripe

"Hoch-und Deutschmeister"

Original British Post-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Yacht Rescue Line Thrower Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia the 2nd Infantry Division crossedOriginal Items: Only one set available. William Schermuly 1857 1929 was one of the fathers of modern rocketry. He had served aboard vessels at sea and knew of how many lives were lost each year due to shipwrecks. He invented several different line throwing devices, some of which were used in WWI for such things as throwing telephone lines from trench to trench while under fire. But, the British Admiralty still didnt see a need for his line throwers.