Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Type E-17 Emergency Sustenance Kit with Mirror & Contents in Carrier British Holsters as well as on the

as well as on the grip escutcheons

so it looks as though it did suffer some water exposure at some time

the squadron’s first combat action came as combat strikes were flown from USS Enterprise (CV-6) in squadron F6F Hellcats against the Bonin Islands

This patch depicts a large bomb dropping on a red circle target

It was sold to Norway post war

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Type E-17 Emergency Sustenance Kit with Mirror & Contents in Carrier British Holsters as well as on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Officially known as the United States Army Air Forces "Kit, Emergency Sustenance, Type E 17". Colloquially called a 'personal aid' kit this contained escape and evasion equipment food in two separate waterproof ethyl cellulose plastic flasks designed to fit into a small olive drab canvas pouch separated by an Emergency Signaling Mirror 1 signal mirror (ESM 1). A list of the components and directions for use is