Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Grouping of DFC Recipient 1st Lt Carl Wiles - 717th Bomb Squadron - Two Engraved Air Medals MG 42 there were gaps in the

there were gaps in the record and surviving guns have been found with numbers in the gaps

which is marked in very small text with the Kingdom of Prussia's Motto:mit Gottfür König und Vaterland1813 This translates to "With God for King and Country

Metal Scabbard: 7 inches

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Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Grouping of DFC Recipient 1st Lt Carl Wiles - 717th Bomb Squadron - Two Engraved Air Medals MG 42 there were gaps in theOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. This is a lovely grouping attributed to 1st Lieutenant Carl W. Wiles, a pilot who served with the 717th Bombardment Squadron, 449th Bombardment Group. Wiles was a B 24 pilot during WWII who received multiple Air Medals and a Distinguished Flying Cross for actions during a mission against an important and strategic enemy installation in Austria. The 449th Bomb Group was composed of four Squadrons the 716th,