Original U.S. WWII 30th Infantry Division Distinguished Cross Recipient Grouping With Medal - Major Donald C. Mills Knives & Daggers The cross guard with muzzle

The cross guard with muzzle ring and curved pommel with spring catch are in very good condition

This however is not one of the many made for that trade

which is now full of checking and crazing

The sword is marked:- "DORSET MILA" on the bottom of the hilt knuckle guard

Original U.S. WWII 30th Infantry Division Distinguished Cross Recipient Grouping With Medal - Major Donald C. Mills Knives & Daggers The cross guard with muzzleOriginal Items: One Of A Kind. During the Second World War, the 30th Infantry Division had a Second Lieutenant serving with the 230th Field Artillery Regiment, his name was Donald Clark Mills (ASN: 01178898). When Mills enlisted in the Army in 1941, he had no idea that in 1944 he would make a heroic decision that not only mortally wounded him, but silenced the enemy and preserved the lives of the men in his charge. His actions on 22 November 1944