Original U.S. WWII Outstanding Medal & Ephemera Group of Air Force Major General Charles F. Born with Engraved Distinguished Service Medal & Legion of Merit and Phenomenal Tailor-Made Ribbon Bars - Records of Military Service U.S. Ammo the barrel on these is

the barrel on these is heavily rifled to engage the cartridge

It was most likely originally painted ordnance tan like the launchers

The Irish Stopper is quite an ingenious design for the time

but the entirety has been repainted and doesn’t look great

Original U.S. WWII Outstanding Medal & Ephemera Group of Air Force Major General Charles F. Born with Engraved Distinguished Service Medal & Legion of Merit and Phenomenal Tailor-Made Ribbon Bars - Records of Military Service U.S. Ammo the barrel on these isOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the unprecedented medal and ephemera group of Major General Charles Franklin Born, who served roughly 30 years in the U. S. Army and later the U. S. Air Force. Graduating from West Point in 1928, Born served with multiple units in the pre war period, and went on to hold multiple commands during World War II, including the 5th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. He later served as Operations Officer and Deputy