Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle 30 rimfire short metallic cartridges

30 rimfire short metallic cartridges

to be expected on a sword of this age

Bud served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps Leading a platoon of Marines as a Combat Engineer in the battle for Iwo Jima

Vancouver Island and Vernon

We would definitely consider this a very desirable "All Matching" example

Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle 30 rimfire short metallic cartridgesOriginal Item. One of a Kind. James Maurice Gavin, sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the