Original U.S. WWII “May This Comfort and Protect You” New Testament Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible with Flowers & Notes Inside Japanese Replica The grooves also show past

The grooves also show past fouling and oxidation

possibly even in the rain

All insignia is locally procured “incountry” made

just ten days after the commencement of Operation Torch

The long locket / throat bears the Royal Monogram of Franz Joseph I of Austria

Original U.S. WWII “May This Comfort and Protect You” New Testament Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible with Flowers & Notes Inside Japanese Replica The grooves also show pastOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of an item that is growing increasingly difficult to come across, the Heart Shield bible. An American soldier received this pocket Bible from his sister, Sue, before he shipped off to Europe during World War II. In this bible he placed a flower and small clutch of leaves, which are now flat and preserved. On the very last page of the book, the soldier wrote a few short Diary entries. The