Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Operation Igloo White Seismic Sensor ADSID III Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia this armor was not suitable

this armor was not suitable for crew members whose jobs required them to move about the cabin (door gunners)

matching trousers

so they have lost all the finish

Dated 7/42

The most interesting marking by far however is on the tang of the butt plate

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Operation Igloo White Seismic Sensor ADSID III Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia this armor was not suitableOriginal Item: Only One Available. Using the cover of darkness, dense jungle and bad weather, North Vietnamese trucks carried critical supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail nearly undetected. Since large numbers of American ground troops were not permitted into neutral Laos to stop the trucks, the U. S. Air Force deployed a system of electronic seismic sensor equipment to thwart the enemy's cover and alert U. S. commanders. This highly classified