Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E Category_Accessories Presidential Citation with two Oak

Presidential Citation with two Oak Leaf Clusters

This is an excellent condition M8 Grenade launcher set

Inside the interior left ear relief it is marked in hand written ink:

the Boyt Harness Company again contracted with the U

The second item in the set is a lovely framed and matted USAAF Pacific Theatre blood chit

Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E Category_Accessories Presidential Citation with two OakOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic uniform group that came to us with identification to Captain William P. Heaton, commander of Company E, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. It comes with a note of recollections about the uniform from Mark A. Bando, renowned 101st Airborne historian, who notes that As to the jacket, I suppose its possible that it actually belonged to Heaton, but it could have been easily humped