Hello Doyler   Thank you for the info and the photos.  I think you're right that they may have gone above 500 or a miss stamp. It does look like a double stamp or a stamping error on the 5. I would imagine that the steel was very hard and they looked to be done by hand, not by machine, which sounds tedious.  My grandfather was in the 6th Company, 3rd Regiment, as far as I can tell. I also have his evaluation book, where he kept notes on the men he was with, Marksmen, hand-to-hand, night vision, and stuff like that.  I could try looking up your friend, but I have no idea what the chances are that he would be in there.    Here are some photos of the 1911 and of my Grandpa and two friends. He is the one in the middle.  The 1911 has my great-grandfather's name on it, and the US property stamp has been scratched off. From what I understand, they were supposed to retrieve their gear, and my Grandpa smuggled the gun and the knife out in his cast. Was wondering after Anzio,, somewhere in France.  When I get home from vacation, I will check the papers to see if he was at Monte La Difensa.    Also, thank you, VNAMVET70, for chiming in as well.     

In 2003.

I was a 12B Combat Engineer.  Long story short.  Enlisted, Officer, Enlisted again, retired as an MSG after 27 years active and NG.  I was with the 724th Combat Engineers assigned to the 130 Engineers while in Iraq for a bit over a year.   Carl

What music would have been played on US Army radio broadcasting channels for soldiers to listen to ? I have an event this weekend, and I want to make a playlist that is accurate for the area I'm going for is near the Đồng Tâm base or My Tho.

Welcome to the forum!

I've got a show on the 15th and im gonna piece it together while im there and surprise him with it when we get back 👍

That is a nice little lot.  I wish I would have known about it.  But, I can't have them all.  🧐

Thanks for showing that..... That I actually found that one and one from the same place but it was for Walter weight boxing.... Yeah, unfortunately they don't have a price on them but they do have a good description

Welcome. What Corps were you in during your Army Service?

Chris, Dreher badges are on the short list of the most handsome of all the WWI wing patterns IMHO and to have the complete known patterns is quite an accomplishment. Thank you for sharing and for all you do for this community!