What did you use as a base liner? Post war US?  Or maybe even Belgian liner.

Thank you - a mystery for the ages…

I have looked a bit in the past and never had a great answer.    The BGS discs turn up a lot with Texas ROTC discs.  So I would lean towards some Texas school ROTC program.  Maybe Blooming Grove (High) School.

Wow, what a guy! It is incredible to read about these heroics, and the self sacrifice. Thank you for sharing this again. I am humbled, and shall continue to honour all of that generation.. Cheers Graham

Hi Ken, great to see these! A rare survivor in Normandy. Here is a photo of its contents. Many thanks for thinking of me. I haven't got to that museum yet.... Cheers Graham  

Since my grandfather was Coastal Artillery…I’m favoring the patch….looks like the mice enjoyed the tunic/jacket….and made a nice warm nest out of the wool.   Not sure if there is any more physical mouse evidence ..I would salvage for pieces based upon possible “mouse evidence” and health.

Honestly, I’d make it into a wounded solider missing his arm as an aid station display or something, it’s kinda cool.

Anyone know what the BGS Collar Disc stands for? I’m stumped!

Very nice Utica M4.  Your bayonet was made before February 1945 based on the tapered pins in the latch plate.   You are correct that Utica used their own latch plate early on for their M4 which had the dimple. Not sure when they went to the Standard Products latch plate.   The leather grip is not a very early grip.  The first type of grips used on all the M4s were made by using alternating 2 large and one small leather washers. Your M4 leather was made by cutting the grooves.   The first contract for the Utica M4 bayonet was  8/11/44, so your bayonet was made sometime after that date and before 2/45.   The pic shows a CASE M4 with the early grips. The early Utica grips will look similar. Marv

What would you do with this relic?