Original U.S. WWII Navy M1926 D-Day Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver - Dated December 1943 (with Original Box) New Items Unfortunately Corporal Hickey was wounded

Unfortunately Corporal Hickey was wounded in action and hospitalized in Morocco for the remainder of 1943

The ship was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany

virtually and the date of 1916

the design proved too complex for mass production

Original Item: German MP 44 Ejector Port Cover w/ Catch Machine Gun Part

Original U.S. WWII Navy M1926 D-Day Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver - Dated December 1943 (with Original Box) New Items Unfortunately Corporal Hickey was woundedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1926 inflatable floatation belt was used as a life preserver by assault troops during amphibious actions and beach landings. The belt was inflated by squeezing two switches located inside the belt, which activated two CO2 bottles. If the CO2 bottles failed, the belt could still be inflated by blowing into the rubber covered pipes. This type of belt is particularly known for use during the D Day landing on the