Original U.S. WWII Operation Tidal Wave WIA Named B-24 Radio Operator Grouping Category_Snider Rifle Parts Uniforms & Equipment

Uniforms & Equipment

this is a very nice condition WWII production black pebble grain finished leather holster for the standard issue Walther P-38 pistol in 9mm

The color indicates this was done late or post war

This helmet is heat lot stamped 886C which indicates the approximate manufacture date of March-May 1944

but these could not be folded down to cover the ears for cold weather protection because they were stitched in the front and back

Original U.S. WWII Operation Tidal Wave WIA Named B-24 Radio Operator Grouping Category_Snider Rifle Parts Uniforms & EquipmentOriginal Items: One for kind set. Staff Sergeant Guy Reese Jr (name sometimes spelled Rees) ASN 15098236 was a radio operator aboard B 24 Liberator #42 40658 'Ole Sarge' which was assigned to the 9th Air Force, 376th Bombardment Group, 512th Bomb Squadron. On August, 1st, 1943 it took part in Operation Tidal Wave bombing the Ploesti oil refinery in Romania. Stf Sgt Reese is listed in the back of the book Ploesti: The Great Ground Air Battle of 1