Original WWII Chaplain Captain Marlin Hendrieth Insignia Document and Photo Grouping Royal Air Force This is genuine

This is genuine

and one of only a very few in Gilroy’s short-lived Guinness WWII series

This particular Vz32 helmet was pressed into service with the German Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) (National Air Raid Protection League)

when access to the required metals was virtually gone

This knife is also mentioned in The Best of US Military Knives: Bayonets & Machetes by M

Original WWII Chaplain Captain Marlin Hendrieth Insignia Document and Photo Grouping Royal Air Force This is genuineOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. This is a collection of insignia, documents and photographs that belonged to Chaplain Captain Marlin J. Hendrieth (ASN O 533125). He was an African American chaplain in the United States Army during World War Two. He is mentioned in the December 30th, 1943 edition of the "The Bayonet" from Fort Benning, Georgia which can be found at this link.