Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator 98th Bombardment Group Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket - Lt. Col Robert C. Mennell MG 15 At the Battle of Waterloo

At the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815

however he proved unable to maintain the protectorate

It has been coated with a thin layer of Choji oil

Interior of the tunic is nicely ink stamped   with maker information

His service is perhaps best summarized in his obituary which appears at this link on the 508th veteran website

Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator 98th Bombardment Group Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket - Lt. Col Robert C. Mennell MG 15 At the Battle of WaterlooOriginal Item: One of a kind. Lt. Col (Ret) Robert C. Mennell was born in New Brighton, PA on April 9, 1921. A master mechanic and machinist, Bob was fascinated by engines beginning with his early years as an avid motorcyclist who owned his own Indian motorcycle shop prior to serving in WW II as a B 24 Liberator Bomber pilot in the 98th Bomb Group in Lecce, Italy. This continued throughout his many years as a career Air Force officer: as an instructor