Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/A and 43/B Field Gear and serial number 15181 is

and serial number 15181 is present on both covers

the straight side of the blade has the edge

On the left front chest is a hand painted 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eight Balls leather patch and on the right chest 30 silver bombs indicating missions flown

was problematic

The division beat off twelve German counterattacks at Emelie before entering St

Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/A and 43/B Field Gear and serial number 15181 isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent condition British made topographical silk escape map of Western Europe typically carried by members of Parachute Infantry Regiments of both the 82nd Airborne and 101st Division. A nearly identical map was carried by First Lieutenant Leonard Greenblatt during his service as a US soldier in Germany in May 1945. Leonard, age 23, enlisted in November 1941. He deployed with his unit, the 504th Parachute Infantry