Bracelet, Chain, US Army, Parachutist, Sterling, USO Champion 1943, Pfc. Stanley Tobola
€750.00
Tax included
Great genuine WWII US Army sterling silver chain bracelet, on which some miniature 'jump wings' have been welded on both sides of a central motif showing two figures involved in a boxing match, topped with the following inscription: U.S.O. - Champion 1943 147lb.
Name Stanley Tobola and ASN 16001434 have been engraved on the reverse.
Complete and in good overall condition; clasp is in working order.
Total length: 8.6in.
Stanley Diamond Tobola was born on September 1st, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois in a family of Polish ancestry and joined the US Army on September 6, 1940. A boxer in the 147lb category, he won the United Service Organizations tournament in 1943. He was discharged on November 8, 1945 as a Private First Class, and passed away on October 3, 2009.
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