Large Original WW2 Grouping Named to D-Day 101st Airborne 327th Glider Inf. Vet. for Sale

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Large Original WW2 Grouping Named to D-Day 101st Airborne 327th Glider Inf. Vet. For Sale

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Large Original WW2 Grouping Named to D-Day 101st Airborne 327th Glider Inf. Vet.:
$2750.00

LARGE ORIGINAL GROUPING NAMED TO WW2 U.S. ARMY 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION 327th GLIDER INFANTRY D-DAY AND NORMANDY VETERAN \"PVT. VINCENT G. DeMARTINO\". THIS LISTING INCLUDES ALL THE ABOVE PICTURED ITEMS AND THE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* PVT. DeMARTINO\'S REPORTEDLY BASTONGE/HOLLAND WORN OD WOOL U.S. ARMY TRENCH COAT. THIS COAT HAS THAT BEEN THERE AND DONE IT LOOK, SHOWING SIGNS OF REMOVED INSIGNIA, SHOWING HEAVY WAR USE, AGE, SOILING, WEAR AND TEARS TO LEFT EXTERIOR SHOULDER/SLEEVE, BOTH INTERIOR ARMPITS AND SOME SCATTERED SMALLER HOLES, ETC TO WOOL. THE INTERIOR LINING IS NAMED TO PVT. DeMARTINO WITH HIS U.S. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER \"32475941\"AND IS SIZE STAMPED FOR SIZE 36S. JACKET RETAINS ALL OF ITS OD PLASTIC (WAR SAVING MATERIAL) BUTTONS AND ITS 1943 DATED QM TAG TO THE BACK SIDE OF ITS INTERIOR LINING THAT IS ALSO MARKED FOR SIZE 36S. THE COAT APPROX. MEASUREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: COAT MEASURES 18\" ACROSS FROM SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, 18\" ACROSS FROM ARMPIT TO ARMPIT, SLEEVES MEASURE 23\" IN LENGTH AND THE COAT MEASURES 42\" IN TOTAL HEIGHT.
* WW2 U.S. ARMY OD WOOL CRUSHER STYLE VISOR CAP WITH ENLISTED MANS BADGE TO FRONT. CAP FEATURES A BROWN LEATHER VISOR AND BROWN LEATHER CHINSTRAP WITH SIDE BUTTONS. INTERIOR OF THE CAP RETAINS ITS BROWN SWEATBAND ALTHOUGH APPROX. 3/4 OF THE SWEATBAND HAS BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE RE-SEWN. THE INTERIOR LINING RETAINS IS CENTER SWEATSHIELD AND THE CAP\'S LINING IS NAMED TO \"PVT. V. DeMARTINO\" WITH HIS ARMY SERIAL NUMBER \"32475941\". CAP\'S WOOL BODY HAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOTHING AROUND ITS SIDES. CAP SHOWS AVERAGE USE, AGE AND WEAR.
* WW2 U.S. ARMY KHAKI CLOTH OVERSEAS CAP THAT FEATURES BLUE PIPING (INFANTRY) AND A METAL (CROSSED RIFLES) INFANTRY DISC TO ONE SIDE. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAP IS NAMED TO \"PVT. V. DeMARTINO\" ALONG WITH HIS ARMY SERIAL NUMBER \"32475941\". CAP MEASURES 10-3/4\" IN TOTAL LENGTH AND SHOWS AVERAGE USE, AGE AND WEAR HAVING SOME LIGHT MARKS AND SOILING.
* WW2 U.S. ARMY OF WEB GUN BELT THAT FEATURES PVT. DeMARTINO\'S ARMY SERIAL NUMBER \"32475941\". BELT SHOWS HEAVY USE, AGE AND WEAR. BELT ALSO FEATURES A 1942 DATED FIRST AID BANDAGE POUCH THAT FEATURES PVT. DeMARTINO\'S ARMY SERIAL NUMBER. GUN BELT ALSO FEATURES AN UNKNOWN BROWN LEATHER SMALL FRAME PISTOL HOLSTER THAT FEATURES A METAL EAGLE INSIGNIA ATTACHED TO TOP FLAP (SEE THE ABOVE LISTING PHOTO FOR FURTHER DETAILS). HOLSTER SHOWS VERY HEAVY USE, AGE AND WEAR. ITS FRONT FLAP\'S BUTTON SNAP IS MISSING AND ITS REAR LEATHER BEALT ATTACHMENT STRAPS STITCHING IS BECOMING LOOSE.
* WW2 U.S. ARMY OD CANVAS UNIFORM LEGGINGS, 1943 DATED MATCHING SET. NO LACES REMAIN. EACH INTERIOR FEATURE PVT. DeMARTINO\'S ARMY SERIAL NUMBER, \"32475941\". EACH LEGGING IS IN GOOD CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE USE, AGE AND WEAR.
*ORIGINAL WARTIME PHOTO OF U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS IN A BACK OF AN U.S. ARMY CARGO TRUCK AND PVT. DeMARTINO CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE FRONT OF THE PHOTO FEATURES A HANDWRITTEN \"ME\" WITH AND ARROW POINTING TO HIM IN THE TRUCK.
* SMALL WOODEN AMERICAN CHEESE BOX THAT CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: WW2 U.S. ARMY METAL \"U.S.\" AND INFANTRY \"CROSSED RIFLES\" UNIFORM COLLAR DISCS, BRASS RUPTURED DUCK FOR LAPEL, U.S. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH RING (NO RIBBON) ON SILVER IN COLOR METAL NECKLACE, U.S. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON BAR, U.S. P.H. (COMBAT WOUNDED) RIBBON BAR AND A EUROPEAN, AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON BAR WITH FIVE CAMPAIGN STARS AND AN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT AWARD BAR. ALL ITEMS SHOWS VARIOUS DEGREES OF USE, AGE AND WEAR.
* LARGE ORIGINAL GROUPING OF 36 WW2 LETTERS AND V-MAIL WRITTEN BY PVT. DeMARTINO WHILE TRAINING STATESIDE AND WHILE SERVING OVERSEAS IN EUROPE. ALL LETTERS ARE NAMED TO PVT. DeMARTINO AND SHOWS HIS NAME, U.S. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER AND THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVSION WITH HIS GILDER UNIT ALSO BEING NOTED. ALL BUT ONE OF THE LETTERS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE. ALL SHOW VARIOUS DEGREES OF AGE AND WEAR.
WE AT WRM COLLECTIBLES WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF ITEMS FROM THE ESTATE OF AN WW2 U.S. ARMY 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION GLIDER BORNE PARATROOPER AND COMBAT VETERAN. THIS VETERAN\'S ESTATE INCLUDED UNIFORMS, FIELD JACKETS, HATS, INSIGNIA, WINGS, PATCHES, FIELD AND PERSONAL GEAR AND HUNDREDS OF WAR TIME LETTERS FROM THIS GLIDER BORNE D-DAY VETERAN AND THIS LISTING IS THE LAST OF PVT. DeMARTINO\'S ITEMS WE HAVE AT THIS TIME TO SELL. PVT. VINCENT G. DeMARTINO, U.S. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER WAS \"32475941\". PVT. DeMARTINO WAS FROM SYRACUSE NEW YORK AND SERVED STATE SIDE WITH COMPANY \"A\" OF THE 327th GLIDER INFANTRY OF THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION. OVERSEAS IN EUROPE PVT. DeMARTINO SERVED WITH COMPANY \"G\" OF THE 327th GLIDER INFANTRY OF THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION.
PVT. DeMARTINO SERVED IN COMBAT FROM D-DAY, THRU THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN (WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED BY A GERMAN MORTAR), OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BASTOGNE (WHERE HE GOT TRENCH FOOT) AND THRU AUSTRIA/GERMANY IN 1945. AFTER LEAVING AUSTRIA/GERMANY IN 1945 PVT. DeMARTINO RECOVERED FROM HIS WAR TIME WOUNDS AND INJURIES AT A MEDICAL HOSPITAL AT CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE BEING HONORABLE DISCHARGED FROM THE U.S. ARMY.
SEE THE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK US BEFORE YOU BUY. THANK YOU.