Original U.S. WWI Identified 42nd Division Uniform and Dog Tags - 166th Infantry Regiment Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets A prominent masonry lighthouse on

A prominent masonry lighthouse on the west coast of Angaur was ordered destroyed to keep the Japanese from using it as a gunfire observation point

These were presented to the pilot before their final mission along with a small cup of sake

He was virtually caught in a deadly crossfire from three directions: from both sides of the ravine as well as from overhead

[The MVSN wore a fascio emblem instead (or fasces)]

No doubt this was a family tribute to a fine officer in memory of his valiant death

Original U.S. WWI Identified 42nd Division Uniform and Dog Tags - 166th Infantry Regiment Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets A prominent masonry lighthouse onOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a stellar 42nd Division uniform with a gorgeous hand stitched rainbow patch, and a set of dog tags fully identifying the soldier as Samuel M. Wood, Headquarters Company, 166th Infantry Regiment. Samuel Mathus Wood was born on February 22nd, 1890 in Bath, Virginia. At a young age his family moved to Goshen, Virginia, where hed live for most of his life. Wood was inducted into the National Army on September 5th,