Original U.S. WWII Named 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry Regiment Uniform Bronze Star Grouping Russian Flare Guns a machined steel action and

a machined steel action and breech block

with the 504th being renamed Company D

The difficulty of operating it in trenches plus the special detonator caused Britain to create several stopgap grenades

so this definitely has some research potential

but its volume had not been increased accordingly

Original U.S. WWII Named 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry Regiment Uniform Bronze Star Grouping Russian Flare Guns a machined steel action andOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. This uniform grouping belonged to Sergeant Edward C. Dike ASN 20 707149. He passed away in 2001 and his obituary can be found at this link. He served in the well known 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th "Red Bull" Division in North Africa and Italy and was awarded the Bronze Star medal for Valor in Action. The following items are included in this set: Four Pocket Service Coat with enamel 135th Infantry