Original U.S. WWII Experimental Ethylcellulose Plastic Canteen by P.I. with Infantry Carrier - dated 1942 & 43 MG 42 Ammo Storage standing for AIR MINISTRY

standing for AIR MINISTRY

One had to possess the 2nd Class already in order to receive the 1st Class (though in some cases both could be awarded simultaneously)

Examination for promotion to Acting Hospital Steward tested the candidates knowledge in the principles of arithmetic

common when the uniforms got "recycled"

During the Civil War Hamilton E

Original U.S. WWII Experimental Ethylcellulose Plastic Canteen by P.I. with Infantry Carrier - dated 1942 & 43 MG 42 Ammo Storage standing for AIR MINISTRYOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent rare example of an experimental Ethylcellulose (Ethocel) Canteen, complete with an original WWII dated infantry carrier. The canteen itself is marked on the bottom with U. S. 1943 and a small maker logo that reads P. I. The included carrier is fully functional, and faintly marked with an illegible maker and barely legible 1942 date. These canteens are very rare, and this is only the fourth