Original WWII U.S. Navy Issue Life Preserver Vest Category_Rear Sight Assembly Began combat on 17 Nov

Began combat on 17 Nov 1942 and operated chiefly as a strategic bombardment organization until Apr 1945

They look to say "WGS" and are matching

Ford having acquired the group directly from Arthur Kasdor's widow in 1985

as it was produced before the sliding ramrod bayonet was introduced in 1888

AND IT DOES

Original WWII U.S. Navy Issue Life Preserver Vest Category_Rear Sight Assembly Began combat on 17 NovOriginal Items: Very Few Available. An IMA exclusive offering! Found recently in a former U. S. Navy depot slated for demolition, These are genuine WWII United States Navy Life Preservers, standard issue for below decks personnel on U. S. Navy U. S. Merchant Marine U. S. Coast Guard Vessels during, and after, WWII. These vests were found stacked in the former depot, and were placed there following WWII. These are generally associated with troop ships,