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Stars and Stripes  'Extra' newspaper of August 14, 1945. Mediterranean Edition Vol 2 Nr. 55 with headline article 'JAPS SAY THAY ACCEPT'. The newspaper consists of four pages and is in remarkable ondition for its age. Hard to find issue that will display great. Very good condition.

Stars and Stripes  'Extra'  newspaper of August 14, 1945. Mediterranean Edition Vol 2 Nr. 56 with headline article 'PEACE AT LAST'. The newspaper consists of four pages and is in remarkable ondition for its age. Hard to find issue that will display great. Very good condition.

Set of steel dogtags that belonged to officer Robert F. Chase, ASN O-5446546. The dogtags are attached to a ball chain. Nice set with research potential. Very good condition.

Dogtags chain in sachet. Early type Sterling silver dogtags chain with J hooks. Hard to find item. Very good condition.

YANK correspondent patch. Used. Embroidered on twill. These are becoming hard to find. Very good condition.

Headband, Lapeer Fabricators Inc. of July 6,1942 contract. With wire buckle and 2nd type springclips. It is the earliest production wire buckle headband as indicated by the slits for the springclips in the leather. This was shortly after improved by cut outs. The headband is in good used...

WAC officer's cap. Size 22. Very good condition.

Officer's Garrison cap with 18th Infantry Regiment crest. The crest is an early type with screw back. A name and some other markings are written on the leather headband. Very good condition.

Wool knitted cap aka 'Jeep cap' and 'Beanie'. With label Small size. The cap seems unworn but has a tiny hole on the side. As often worn under the helmet. Very good condition.

Map of St Pierre du Mont, including Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. It is marked Second Edition of April 1944. Scale 1:25.000. This map shows the west side of Omaha Beach (sectors Charlie, Dog and Easy-Green with exits D-1 and D-3) where the Rangers and 29th Division landed to Pointe du Hoc...

OD wool knitted high neck sweater, size Medium. With label, 1944 dated. The five buttons are present. The sweater seems hardly worn but does have some scattered small holes on the back mainly. Perfect example of a garment often worn by GI's. Very good condition.

Leather palm gloves. These are actually the very first type when they were made of knitted wool, as seen in the Quartermaster catalog of 1943. The gloves are a size 9, unused and still attached together by a cotton thread with size tag. These early knitted gloves are very hard to find....