Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Shock Absorbing Carrying Case for AN-5740 G.C.T. Navigator Pocket Watch - Unissued With Original Packaging Lee-Enfield (SMLE) The Minuteman-II entered service in

The Minuteman-II entered service in 1965 with a host of upgrades to improve its accuracy and survivability in the face of an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system the Soviets were known to be developing

in Yokosuka

While battling heavy seas on 29 November

They then moved to Fort Benning

an attempt was made to exploit the Allied preponderance in seapower before the coming invasion of Normandy robbed the Mediterranean of the naval forces necessary for an amphibious assault to seize Rome

Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Shock Absorbing Carrying Case for AN-5740 G.C.T. Navigator Pocket Watch - Unissued With Original Packaging Lee-Enfield (SMLE) The Minuteman-II entered service inOriginal Items: Only One Available. We have had several of these cases with the correct watch previously, but this is the first time we are able to offer an intact empty case in near mint condition with original packaging. As used by navigators on B 17 Flying Fortress and B 24 Liberator this is a shock absorbing carrying case for the AN5740 pocket watch. The case is marked U. S. Air Corps, which means it is quite early issue, as in 1941 the U. S. Army