Hello everyone, I am a french archeologist and interested in WWII history, especially in my birth place, Normandy.   I am looking for help to identify and maybe contact the family or descendants of a US Navy veteran. I recently found a silver identification bracelet among my grandfather’s belongings in Cherbourg, Normandy. According to our family history, this bracelet was probably collected after been lost by its owner in Cherbourg in 1944.   Details on the bracelet: Front: LT A.C.HAUCK - U.S. Navy Back: Engraved 'ENGLAND MAY 1944'   Based on my initial research, the owner could be Albert Charles Hauck (?), who served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve during the war (?). His presence in England in May 1944 and then in Cherbourg suggests he was involved in the naval logistics or operations following the DDay. My goal is to identify this veteran, and if possible trying to contact his family to get more information about him. If the research goes well, I have the idea that the item could rejoin the Cherbourg Liberation Museum, and been displayed with its history...   Thanks for any help!

A neat shot of CIB's in wear from the 58th AIB, 8th AD, in Gieboldehausen, Germany, 8 May 1945.

Here's the two I have.

I’m wondering if anyone has the uniform regulations for any of the branches of the military at the time (army, navy, marine corps, coastguard). I’m studying uniform pre ww1 and any regs or photos you have will help

I bought a large manual grouping from my uncle a few months ago. I started doing resesrch to the guy and it seems he had the dfc and was apart of the crew that set a time record. I posted on the Facebook page so here is a link to it for information found on the guy https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B9EqYrZWN/

I may make a cast mould of the handle or get one machined for the future, should my one pop and fall apart I’d at least be able to make a sympathetic restoration of sorts. 

Here's a couple C.B.I. related 

One knock at that handle will fall apart, maybe today maybe tomorrow but it absolutely will do so sadly. It’s irreversible, I do wonder if some form of resin binding could be used to retain the structural integrity for a little longer.  Impurities in the original construction of these handles are the cause, humidity also increases the rate of degradation too. The control measures in material would most likely explain the examples that don’t exhibit the rot, coupled with the storage environment over the last 80 or so years.   

DI 1334A1 found. it was redesignated the 115tgh Engineer Bn 31 Jul 1968.

I’d forgotten that they had the patches on the front. I have a couple of those too somewhere. This is the only cap I held onto.