Original U.S. WWII 395th Infantry Regiment Battle of the Bulge Officer Grouping - Bronze Star Recipient Headgear The 5th Division was provisionally

The 5th Division was provisionally activated in August 1936 at Fort Knox

The 30" blade is fully engraved almost to the tip on both side featuring the Royal Monogram of King George III

given that the WWII German records have been lost we really don’t know for sure how these watches were issued

The tip of the blade does have a very small chip

It was awarded to members in the Reichswehr

Original U.S. WWII 395th Infantry Regiment Battle of the Bulge Officer Grouping - Bronze Star Recipient Headgear The 5th Division was provisionallyOriginal Items: One one of a kind. A fantastic grouping that belonged to Robert James McDade ASN 2005464. During WWII he served in the 99th Division, 395th Infantry Regiment, receiving a battlefield commission from sergeant to 2nd lieutenant during the Battle of the Bulge, and later during the post war occupation was promoted to 1st lieutenant. Shortly after the 99th became the first complete division across the Remagen Bridge, he received a Bronze