Original U.S. WWII 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Named D-Day Combat Medic German Army Heer he kept it in effective

he kept it in effective action until the ammunition was expended

later they served in Burma where as part of 255th Indian Tank Brigade they were involved in the dash for Rangoon and were heavily involved in the battle of Meiktila

The handle (tsuka) has an nice stingray skin (Sa-Me) grip

The metal fittings have also been polished to a high luster

Original U.S. WWII 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Named D-Day Combat Medic German Army Heer he kept it in effectiveOriginal Item: One of a kind. Raymond Pierre "Frenchy" Defer (ASN 36 614 574) was a Paratrooper Combat Medic assigned to the Medical Detachment, 502nd Parachute Infantry regiment, 101st Airborne Division who jumped into Normandy on D Day June 6th, 1944. He was born in St. Jean de Losne, France, on June 3, 1923, Ray Defer immigrated to the United States when he was 15 years old. He joined the United States Army at the age of 19 and eventually became a