Great shelter half to a 32nd Division unit. That 132nd AAA marking is not a very easy marking to find.

Nice woolie 1st Armored

Another variation for sale on ebarf this week.  Cheers Armygas

I picked this cover up from the Top Pots website in 2010 with no problem. If a majority of people had a problem with Top Pots, I doubt they would be in business today. On another note, you're right to state that this cover would be of use to a reenactor. As a Marine Corps vet and collector of WWII USMC grunt gear, I would be more inclined to have a problem with a reenactor sporting an original in the dirt than to see them donning a Top Pots reproduction. On a final note, this cover was used in a Marine Corps recruiting display at high schools, community colleges and universities to attract attention to the recruiters and I assure you that it was as effective in getting attention as we were in our dress blues. 

Federal, and Sellier & Bellot make great quality M2 Ball spec ammunition for these older rifles! 

I recently bought a WWII numbered Purple Heart medal, which came with a handwritten last name on a slip of paper in the case. I was able to find out the full name of the soldier and that he was with the 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion.   I also found a copy online of the original General Order for his Purple Heart. This GO was issued by the 80th Infantry Division and was several pages, with his name listed amongst many other soldiers. The number on the medal does not correspond to the excel spreadsheet of researchable numbered Purple Hearts listed on the forum. Is there anyway to prove that this medal belonged to him? Would the number on the Purple Heart be listed on his discharge papers or any other documents?

Seems like I never see EM uniforms with the gilded, deeply embossed buttons or officer's uniforms with the matt finish, shallowly embossed buttons. I guess the choice of buttons isn't a rule or part of a code. I can't find anything yet. 

If it were not infamous, it would not have drawn the attention of the members of this forum in 2011.  If were not iconic, no one would recognize it.  Definitions: Infamous means having a notoriously bad or evil reputation. The Pac-Man reproduction cover is "infamous" for its bad reputation in this forum. Iconic: Something widely recognized. This cover is so iconic, that it was awarded the name "Pac Man" after the iconic video game of the same name in the 1980's

Officer's uniforms were (are) not issued by the Government but had to be purchased from civilian stores, tailors etc, Made to Order or Off the Rack so we guess these makers of officer uniforms, for not just the Army but the Navy and Marine Corps, had the option of ordering more detailed  buttons to have in stock, an EM could conceivably buy more detailed buttons and have them sewn on too

I’d agree with the above, I’m sure it will be of use to a reenactor though but zero historical value. Speaking of Top Pots, you was lucky to actually receive anything from them, I was after some Marine winter greens but got told to stay well away.