Original U.S. WWII Operation Dragoon Named 517th Parachute Infantry Combat Team Named Uniform Set French Gun Magazines Great quantities of these 71/84

Great quantities of these 71/84 Rifles were pressed into service in WWI since great piles of them had been put into storage in 1888 with the introduction of the M-1888 7

A fantastic piece of WW2 Army Air Force history and a potential research project

Streeter must have seemed an obvious choice

The distinctive Bayern (Bavaria) Raupenhelme (Caterpillar helmet) can be traced back to 1800 when the "Kasket Muster 1800" was introduced

This rifled musket was found in a barn and looks like it

Original U.S. WWII Operation Dragoon Named 517th Parachute Infantry Combat Team Named Uniform Set French Gun Magazines Great quantities of these 71/84Original Item: Only One Available. Private David J. Ayers (ASN 32873334) was assigned to the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (517th PRCT) and jumped into Southern France during Operation Dragoon on August 15th, 1944. He is mentioned in the Company "I" report for that day, a photocopy of which is included in this set. In February, 1945 he was transferred to the 13th Airborne Division. He dies on August 15th, 1955 in Bronx, New York. We confirmed