Original U.S. WWII Named Purple Heart Wounded in Action February 1945 Medal Set NATION The Type 96 came into

The Type 96 came into active service in 1936 and was intended to replace the older Type 11

but that has worn off

The ridges in the visor improve its defensive capabilities

7 holes in ship

The hacking is interesting because the Elgin hacking entails that the balance wheel is mechanically stopped from swinging back and forth in order to stop the movement of the seconds hand in order to synchronize the watch with a known time source (which was usually either a squadron chronometer or some equally high-quality movement

Original U.S. WWII Named Purple Heart Wounded in Action February 1945 Medal Set NATION The Type 96 came intoOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. This is a collection of World War Medals that belonged to Alfred F. Geary Jr. ASN 31434011 who was from Boston, Massachusetts. He was Wounded in Action in February, 1945 during World War Two. Included in this set are the following awards: Original WWII Purple Heart Medal inscribed on the reverse Alfred F. Geary Jr. Germany Feb 17, 1945 Original WWII Bronze Star Original WWII Victory Medal Original WWII European