Grouping, Cpl. Theodore Wilk, Field Artillery, 88th Infantry Division, Italy
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Genuine WWII US Army grouping, which belonged to some Corporal Theodore S. Wilk and includes the following items:
- dog tag issued to Theodore S. Wilk, ASN 32379378, vaccinated in 1942, blood type B, Catholic, with name and address of next-of-kin -- here, his mother;
- M1 helmet liner, of the synthetic resin-coated, compressed-fiber type manufactured by Firestone, adorned with the 88th Infantry Division insignia painted on the left side and retaining all original parts: khaki cotton web suspension and neckband, russet leather sweatband and OD-painted A washers;
- lot of various medals and insignias: Good Conduct Medal (complete), Marksman badge with 'Rifle' bar, two 88th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignias and one distinctive unit insignia, a single Artillery collar disc, and a WWII Victory Medal ribbon bar.
Two Blue Devils shoulder titles, two Veterans of Foreign Wars commemorative medals and three small souvenir pin badges complete the present set, which is in very good overall condition.
Theodore S. Wilk was born on April 21, 1921 in Buffalo, New York in a Polish family and joined the US Army on July 3, 1942. He went on to serve with one of the three Field Artillery Regiments of the 88th Infantry Division and deployed to Italy. He was discharged on October 27, 1945 as a Corporal, and passed away on June 16, 1979.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/76383239/theodore-wilk
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Genuine WWII US Army grouping, which belonged to some Corporal Theodore S. Wilk and includes the following items:
- dog tag issued to Theodore S. Wilk, ASN 32379378, vaccinated in 1942, blood type B, Catholic, with name and address of next-of-kin -- here, his mother;
- M1 helmet liner, of the synthetic resin-coated, compressed-fiber type manufactured by Firestone, adorned with the 88th Infantry Division insignia painted on the left side and retaining all original parts: khaki cotton web suspension and neckband, russet leather sweatband and OD-painted A washers;
- lot of various medals and insignias: Good Conduct Medal (complete), Marksman badge with 'Rifle' bar, two 88th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignias and one distinctive unit insignia, a single Artillery collar disc, and a WWII Victory Medal ribbon bar.
Two Blue Devils shoulder titles, two Veterans of Foreign Wars commemorative medals and three small souvenir pin badges complete the present set, which is in very good overall condition.
Theodore S. Wilk was born on April 21, 1921 in Buffalo, New York in a Polish family and joined the US Army on July 3, 1942. He went on to serve with one of the three Field Artillery Regiments of the 88th Infantry Division and deployed to Italy. He was discharged on October 27, 1945 as a Corporal, and passed away on June 16, 1979.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/76383239/theodore-wilk
Illustration documents available in digital format only.