Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Operation Igloo White Seismic Sensor ADSID III Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Dated 7/42

Dated 7/42

matching trousers

which now no longer has its shoulder strap

This is an exceptionally rare kit that has value for both the gold and historical context in which is was used

The most interesting marking by far however is on the tang of the butt plate

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Operation Igloo White Seismic Sensor ADSID III Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Dated 7/42Original Item: Only One Available. Using the cover of darkness, dense jungle and bad weather, North Vietnamese trucks carried critical supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail nearly undetected. Since large numbers of American ground troops were not permitted into neutral Laos to stop the trucks, the U. S. Air Force deployed a system of electronic seismic sensor equipment to thwart the enemy's cover and alert U. S. commanders. This highly classified