Original WWII Pathfinder USAAF Named Pilot Navigator Grouping Receiver Top Cover In another major military antiques

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Original WWII Pathfinder USAAF Named Pilot Navigator Grouping Receiver Top Cover In another major military antiquesOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. Wilfred Ernest Meinzen army serial number 15119698 enlisted on 04 Feb 1943. He was a pilot and navigator in the 8th Air Force during WWII. He was also a pathfinder as evident in the patch found on the right sleeve of his Ike jacket. The pathfinders job was to mark drop zones behind the Normandy beaches, placing lights and radar beacons so that more than 13,000 jumpers who would immediately follow in the all out