Original U.S. WWII USAAF Type F-1 Crew Oxygen Tank for B-17 and B-24 Bombers Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets E company of the 513th

E company of the 513th PIR 2nd Battalion lost three commanders in consecutive order while struggling forward

This is the World War I Victory Medal of Private First Class William F

but saw no active service during the war

This is not a very common name

- Faintly Visible temper line ("hamon") running full length of blade cutting edge

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Type F-1 Crew Oxygen Tank for B-17 and B-24 Bombers Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets E company of the 513thOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Type F 1 Crew Oxygen tank, as used on the B 17, B 24, and possibly other bombers. It is marked BREATHING OXYGEN on one end, and is painted the correct yellow color used on these tanks. They were in service for many years, so like this example most we see are either missing all of their paint, or have been painted over several times. In the days of modern jet travel, many forget that during WWII