Bag, Field, M-1936, Sgt. Ralph Ricker, Co. D, 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division, WIA, MTO & ETO
Genuine WWII US Army M1936 field bag, khaki canvas, issued in lieu of the haversack to officers and other personnel such as airborne troops and armored crews. No production markings visible apart from the year 1943.
Good overall condition. Name Ricker R.O., ASN Ricker R.O. and mention Sgt. Ricker R. have been handwritten on the flap.
Ralph Otis Ricker, Jr. was born on December 25, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts and joined the US Army on February 26, 1940. He went on to serve with Company D, 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division and deployed to North Africa and Europe, where he was wounded in action twice -- in October 1943 in Italy, and in January 1945. He was discharged as a Sergeant on August 25 of that year, and passed away on December 20, 1988.
https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/504/rosters/504_roster_d.html
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/243678611/ralph-otis-ricker
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Genuine WWII US Army M1936 field bag, khaki canvas, issued in lieu of the haversack to officers and other personnel such as airborne troops and armored crews. No production markings visible apart from the year 1943.
Good overall condition. Name Ricker R.O., ASN Ricker R.O. and mention Sgt. Ricker R. have been handwritten on the flap.
Ralph Otis Ricker, Jr. was born on December 25, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts and joined the US Army on February 26, 1940. He went on to serve with Company D, 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division and deployed to North Africa and Europe, where he was wounded in action twice -- in October 1943 in Italy, and in January 1945. He was discharged as a Sergeant on August 25 of that year, and passed away on December 20, 1988.
https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/504/rosters/504_roster_d.html
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/243678611/ralph-otis-ricker
Documents d'illustration disponibles au format numérique uniquement.
