Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Cylinder engraving

Cylinder engraving

Trench Art was created by many Western Front soldiers on both sides to while away the endless time between actions

and also it was not fitted with a saddle ring as most were (See Flayderman's Guide to Antique Firearms)

Paratrooper Sterling Silver Wings with etching on back "FH love DT"

and after the French revolution

Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Cylinder engravingOriginal Item: One of a kind. Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett was born in 1913 and passed away in 1994 and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and after. For a portion of his service he was stationed in Antarctica as part of the Naval Support Service. In 1961 he was part of OPERATION DEEP FREEZE and a photo of him can be found at this link. Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica,