Hi there Andersen44   Hope you didn't buy these as being worn or issued for D-Day, based on the shop being in Normandy?   They are standard US made WWII era SSI ,I have seen rediculous prices of SSI from militaria sellers in Normandy, probably cheaper back in the US.   As for 101st , I could be wrong but I have been told , shorter tab was used for 17th and the 101st used a longer tab matching the SSI, however since the war tabs and SSI have been put together(again I could be corrected).   Below are worn insignia  and the length of the tab, again these sould of been put together after the war , I have no provenance.   Also look at and compare your 1st ID is a good measure to go by for being worn.   If you want to go down the D-Day route provenance is the way to go and more expensive.    cheers   Phill    

Can't wait to see it!

Nice knife! It is good, WWII knife and sheath. Also shown on page 359, #3, in Bill Walters Book II.

No sword...that is what makes this a hard one to pin down. I know from metal insignia, that Meyer used many different logos over the years. The logo with the name written like this in the cross of the shield appears to be used in the 1940s on insignia.

I picked this USN Mark 2 up locally last week at an on-line auction.  I scrutinized it very closely with M.H. Cole’s Book III (p. 87) before bidding because it looks like it just came off the assembly line, but it looks legit to me.  If it’s not, break it to me gently.  Although it’s probably one of the most common WWII knives, based on its condition, I had to bid.  Makes you wonder where knives in this condition have hid out since the war.            

Very Nice!

great job!

No more LIKEs, so here you go… 👍 Jeep shaving mirror! Ha! That’s great!  mikie

awesome! those are really hard to find-thanks for sharing!

Find-a-Grave comes through again with a memorial for Lt(jg) USNR Earl Alder McAllister including his photo in full uniform a lot more.  His Find-a-Grave memorial number is 49932241.  Check it out.