The trigger guard has had some repair and four small securing screws have been added very probably during working life
The set of 3 medals offered in good condition is mounted on a metal backing board with pin and lined in blue wool felt
indicating that it was installed when the uniform was being fabricated
They became somewhat redundant once the country was covered by Air Raid sirens
The carbine has an 18" barrel and a very good bore
Original U.S. WWII Named 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment - 101st Airborne Division Ike Jacket - Sergeant Wilson J. Boback - Bronze Star & Purple Heart Recipient - Mark Bando Collection Antique Shotguns The trigger guard has hadOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the gorgeous Ike jacket & garrison cap grouping of Sergeant Wilson John Boback, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Boback landed at Normandy, fighting in the Invasion of France, Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, and the Invasion of Germany. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, having been wounded in Holland from gunshots in the neck and back. This fantastic grouping