Original U.S. WWII Marine Raider Sergeant Frank Thomsen Battle of Okinawa Collection - Fighting Knives, Stiletto, Purple Heart, Honorable Discharge and More Japanese Air Force and Buffington sight

and Buffington sight

Navy vessels had liberty

Maxim was a self taught engineer who demonstrated his design throughout Europe with the British Army being the first to make any notable purchases of this weapon and the first country to actually use this weapon in battle in Chitral India

The strap going across the top of the helmet is marked with size 7 1/8

and all appear to have their original stitching

Original U.S. WWII Marine Raider Sergeant Frank Thomsen Battle of Okinawa Collection - Fighting Knives, Stiletto, Purple Heart, Honorable Discharge and More Japanese Air Force and Buffington sightOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Frank Christian Thomsen Jr. appears on the marine raider association official roster at this link. According to his service record he participated in the following battles: New Georgia Island, B. S. I. Bougainville, B. S. I. Guam, Marianas Islands, Okinawa Island. He was wounded in July 1943 at New Georgia and during Battle of Okinawa on April 14th, 1945. Included in this collection that was acquired together are the