Original U.S. WWII D-Day 502 PIR Named Medical Surgeon Officer Uniform Grouping - Captain Shacklett Japanese Field Gear In it's original form

In it's original form

The assembly is blued and in very good to excellent condition

multiple compartments inside and an embossed K to the front

and what he did

due to the number of missions he flew and the awards he was given

Original U.S. WWII D-Day 502 PIR Named Medical Surgeon Officer Uniform Grouping - Captain Shacklett Japanese Field Gear In it's original formOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. Captain Ernest D. Shacklett was a medical officer and Surgeon in the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. After the war Shacklett became the Director of the VA Medical Hospital in Coatsville, Pennsylvania until his death on April 27, 1979. Capt. Shacklett was with the 502nd jumping into France 6 hours prior to the D Day invasion and was Wounded in Action (broken femur) in Belgium