That certainly makes sense.  He would have been on duty after 26 June 1950. I did not receive any word regarding his service during that period, and I have not looked at any KW records.  Here are the images you requested. Thanks for helping me with this.

. Time to call it a day . . . . . . . . . .     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 28  2O25.    ….

. Hi Johan,   Good luck, hope it's all dry, sunny and a successful day, we all look forward to seeing the photos    Wish I lived closer I could have brought my Columbia to display, it's taken me years to get it to this stage for displaying . . . . . . . . . 🤣     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 28  2O25.    ….    

Perfect, spot on, many thanks for the link as well, now I know what went in it. The two frogs look like they spent most of their lives in the same box, as they are almost identical in condition as well.   All I have to do now is find a US bayonet collector in the UK.   Carl

Looking good! Is the base scratch built?

Yes, will be there throughout the day!

Thanks, jmd62! There are literally thousands of Navy buckle designs, more so than the other US armed services.

that's right! this is what it looks like now

Hello Johan. Marked the date. Will try to make it. Are you there the whole day? Cheers Roel

For those that are near enough, I’m setting up a Military bicycle display in the garden of the For Freedom Museum in Belgium on Sunday 6th  July 2025. Hope to see some members there! Will post photos here after the event!   http://www.forfreedommuseum.be