Original U.S. WWII Framed Bronze Star Recipient’s Dog Tag and Patch Grouping - Sergeant Richard J. Meindl ZB 26-ZB 30 and looks to have been

and looks to have been etched and chrome plated to preserve it

2 & 2A flying helmets was the visor operating mechanism

The rifle had a one piece stock with a straight wrist

Serial #549216 indicates manufacture in 1892

Original U.S. WWII Framed Bronze Star Recipient’s Dog Tag and Patch Grouping - Sergeant Richard J. Meindl ZB 26-ZB 30 and looks to have beenOriginal Item One of a Kind. While on Reconnaissance patrol on the front line at the Anzio beach head, Sergeant Richard J. Meindl spotted a wounded comrade and, without hesitation, ran through German machine gun and artillery fire to rescue his comrade and carry him to an aid station. For this action, Meindl was awarded the Bronze Star. Richard J. Meindl was born on May 31st, 1920, in Buffalo, New York. On April 13th, 1942, he enlisted in the U. S.