US 37-mm Single-Star Red Parachute Flare Japanese Army and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia

and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia

with all the disadvantages this entailed

yellow horsehair plume and leather liner that shows wear from use

All of his movements from training at Camp Marshall in North Carolina in January 1943 to Belgium at Christmas 1944 are documented in over 25 letters (75 pages) addressed to his employers Mr

US 37-mm Single-Star Red Parachute Flare Japanese Army and Herzegovina in occupied YugoslaviaOriginal Item: The US nomenclature is #52 PISTOL PROJECTED PARACHUTE RED FLARE DISTRESS SIGNAL. This was the standard ship board signal of World War Two. The flare cartridge is 7. 25 inches (185 mm) long. It is fired from a long barreled 37 mm signal pistol. The long barrel was required for the proper functioning of the flare cartridge. Very scarce. Not guaranteed to ignite.