Original U.S. WWII 10th Mountain Division Kiska and Italian Campaign Named Uniform & 87th Mountain Infantry Unit History Group - Sergeant John D. Turner nChannel (The term "Tuskegee Airmen" did

(The term "Tuskegee Airmen" did not come into use until the creation of a veteran's organization in 1972)

Provenance

and it has a nice amount of "curl" to the grain

The brass still retains some of its gold wash

topped by a Wehrmachtadler eagle clutching a mobile swas (hook cross)

Original U.S. WWII 10th Mountain Division Kiska and Italian Campaign Named Uniform & 87th Mountain Infantry Unit History Group - Sergeant John D. Turner nChannel (The term "Tuskegee Airmen" didOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is a lovely uniform & unit history grouping belonging to Sergeant John D. Turner, Company E, 89th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. The group includes his Ike jacket, garrison cap, and unit history. Originally activated as the 10th Light Division (Alpine) in 1943, the division was redesignated the 10th Mountain Division in 1944 and fought in the mountains of Italy in some of the roughest