Original U.S. WWII Merrill's Marauders 475th Infantry Regiment CBI Jacket Original Display Machine Guns given that they usually went

given that they usually went down with the ships

The Regiment's last major action of 1917 was a diversionary attack during the Battle of Cambrai (28 November – 3 December)

In 1942 a Recognition School was established by the Navy at Ohio State University where this method of identification was developed

the men of the 488th were given leave prior to shipping out for the war

more than simply items of issued clothing

Original U.S. WWII Merrill's Marauders 475th Infantry Regiment CBI Jacket Original Display Machine Guns given that they usually wentOriginal Items: On of a kind. This is a Class A Four Pocket Jacket for a Staff Sergeant in the 475th Infantry Regiment known as "Merrills Marauders" (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit Galahad. They were officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) which was changed in 1944 to the 475th Infantry Regiment, and was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the South East Asian theatre