Thanks for posting these two images, and especially the back side view. This is the first view I've seen of the standard RKO Props Dept. stamp, and adds some validity to the possibility that this design may have actually represented the 733dBS during the war. This is a big help in my ongoing research. Much obliged.

Kneeling in between catapults 1&2 with an F-14 in afterburner and an EA-6B at full power. It’s an experience not for the faint of heart 😁

Yes, there is a slight premium paid for a Detroit Gasket scabbard.  The bonus in this case is that your scabbard has been cut down from the 16in length.  That's not too common since it was discovered that these scabbards tend to be brittle which led to breakage during the cut-down process. So finding a cut down Detroit Gasket scabbard is rare.  The Detroit Gasket company did not make nearly as many scabbards as Beckwith.  The type of fiber glass used did not hold the paint very well.  That's why you see many of them with the paint chipped away.  As you can see, the scabbard is a brown color rather than the yellow/green color of the Beckwith scabbards.   The marking on the release lever is UC which stands for Utica Cutlery which supplied these for several, if not all, of the other M1905 companies of WWII.    The "H" on the pommel is a common mark which some have said stands for "heat treatment" , however, that has never been fully confirmed.   And yes, your bayonet is absolutely a WWII bayonet. Marv  

You have a "mixed bag" of utensils. US Army Medical Department (USA MD) and/or US Army (USA) Mess Hall utensils. Then there's the individual mess kit utensils. The long fork tines appear to be WW2 vintage, but the mess kit knife is postwar.  The mess hall knives can easily be from a German company contracted during/after the occupation period.

They also made the rare early white short mountain troop gaiters with the round leather pads (G&R 1941).

I found an interesting Escape & Evasion (?) map. I would like to know if anyone may have seen anything similar or have information on. This is a British cloth escape map of SAIGON Vietnam & BANGKOK Thailand published by the War Office 1957 that has an ink stamp "INSPECTED U.S. ARMY, V.C. 1962". Has anyone ever seen something similar? V.C. the inspector? Possibly used by early US Advisors (MACV) and / or aircrews? Cheers  

Very nice PASGT helmet!  Didn’t seen this one on eBay, did it come from somewhere else?

Looks legit, they started issuing Velcro fastened headbands in the late 90’s, as a more comfortable replacement for the metal clips. The same thing happened for the webbing and chinstrap as the Army moved towards more nylon materials, and less cotton. Note the chinstrap assembly is entirely synthetic, aside for the chin-cup piece (The chin-cup was kept cotton for comfort). Police PASGT helmets usually had a black shell with white lettering, and/ or a black cover.

Yes, I think it helps,  thanks for the comment... I think it shows one particular example of how a uniform can remain unpatched. I think the focus of my question has more to do with men who were assigned to a particular unit, yet had no SSI throughout their time in the Army....cool group you posted, thank you :)  

Just noticed this 7th class has been listed for sale on Time Traveler Antiques.   https://www.ttmilitaria.com/product/ymu4869/   It is attributed to: Robert E. Langershausen Jr. (St. Louis, MO).  Not able to find what service he was in.