Thanks for posting, Manky bandage. That lighter really is in excellent condition for being ~80 years old!

My only WW2 lighter, took me an age to track down a nice enough one with nearly all of its finish intact.  Really like the Evans Spitfire, wouldn't mind finding a black one and I believe a red one exists but never seen one myself.

PGA, Sorry to chime in so late, but there is so much to read on this site, I can not keep up.  What I feel is the most important point of this ID tag is the "H" in the lower right.  It stands for Hebrew, previously stated as Jewish, but changed early in the war to help protect the religious identity if captured by German soldiers.  I am not a big collector of tags, however I am working on gathering an example of every religion authorized by the US Military, its quite a long list.  I feel its a nice tag well worth the few shekels. Cheers, Armygas

Your holster appears to me to be an M3, not an M7 shoulder holster.  The latter had 2 straps to secure it to the body.   Your holster is a legit WW2 made Enger Kress M3 for the M1911A1 pistol.   Regards, Charlie

Received this set.  I was told it was from a flight mechanic on Chinooks. He was a sergeant.   It came woodland out. Is this date considered a early one? No label on desert side.  Is that typical?

Classic risqué lighter C6A! Thanks for posting it. Ichi-Ban !!!

I recently seen this 503rd officer uniform based on the corregidor battle, I was wondering if this is a authentic uniform or not

Another note, not all medics carried the same stuff. There were standard things like the tag book, safety pins, etc. but majority of medics would carry what the deemed most useful. Some might have carried more bandages or gauze, others less and medicine or sulpha tablets. The type of medic would also matter. Whether you’re a combat medic. A field hospital medic, or one stationed at a battalion aid station. They all carried different stuff for the task at hand.

Hey folks, Today at the local swap meet I picked up a perhaps unissued 2nd pattern jungle jacket from some guy who sells used clothes.  Has the shoulder straps, waist adjuster, etc.  Has all three white tags.  Has never had any patches on it, including name tag or US Army tag.  Nothing.  So, my question is, during which years were these jackets issued?  I don't know since this is not my collecting area.    Thanks, Steve 

Not being a member of any organized religious group, I will say it’s best to defer to the folks here who are on this one.  It’s good of you to ask opinions about this beforehand, though.  mikie