Suspenders, Belt, M-1936, 1942, T/Sgt. Donald Reese, 405th BS, 38th BG, 5th Air Force, USAAF, PTO
Genuine WWII US Army field suspenders, with adjustable straps and hooks, intended for carrying the pistol belt or cartridge belt, as well as the M1936 canvas field bag.
Manufactured by S. Froehlich Co. in 1942.
Complete and in good overall condition; snap hooks are in working order.
Name Reese and partial ASN 1327 have been written on the right-hand side suspender.
Donald R. Reese was born on August 16, 1921 in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania and joined the US Army on August 26, 1942 (ASN 33251327). He went on to serve aboard B-25 Mitchells in the Pacific with 405th Bomb. Squadron, 38th Bomb. Group, 5th Air Force from May 1st, 1944 to July 5, 1945 and was discharged on October 5 of that year as a Technical Sergeant. A recipient of the Purple Heart and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, he passed away on December 24, 1988.
https://www.sunsetters38bg.com/index.php
https://pacificwrecks.com/unit/usaaf/38bg/405bs.html
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/275969673/donald-r-reese
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