providing support and air cover for the evacuation of U
88 in German blackface type and also has serial number 396 / Z on the barrel and receiver
Of all steel and brass construction it was launched using a special wood tipped cartridge that could effectively lob a grenade from one trench across No-Mans Land into the trenches of the enemy
and it was obvious that such a project would require both physiological experimentation and an advance in diving equipment design
The knife itself is in excellent used condition
Original U.S. WWI & WWII Navy Grouping of John William McGibbon, USS Oglala at Pearl Harbor with Engraved Good Conduct Medal with Bars, USS Arizona Pass and Outstanding Ephemera, Scrapbooks, Portrait, and More U.S. Grenades providing support and air coverOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the outstanding and extensive grouping of John William McGibbon of the U. S. Navy, who served with the Atlantic Fleet during WWI, in China during the 1930s, and aboard the USS Oglala during Pearl Harbor. On the morning of 7 December 1941 USS Oglala, flagship of the Pacific Fleet Mine Force, was tied up outboard of the light cruiser Helena. They were alongside Pier 1010 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, with an
