Original U.S. WWII Named 5th Marine Division Uniform - William Francis Griffing, 13th Marine Regiment Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout This is a very nice

This is a very nice all original service used example of a German Model 42 Steel helmet

We have never had a sword dated this early

something not often encountered with these uniforms

昭十六 年 which means SHOWA 16 or 1941

There is some mothing on the cuffs and the breast but otherwise it has survived well

Original U.S. WWII Named 5th Marine Division Uniform - William Francis Griffing, 13th Marine Regiment Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout This is a very niceOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the uniform jacket & trousers of Private First Class William Francis Griffing, 4th Battalion, (155mm How), 13th Marines, 5th Marine Division. Griffing joined the Marine Corps on December 1st, 1941, and served in several different locations stateside before going overseas with the 40th Replacement draft in April 1945, soon after joining the 4th Battalion, 13th Marines, 5th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater. He