LOT 585A
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Lot 585A
GROUP OF U.S. WWII MILITARY ITEMS. Comprising well over 50 items, mostly being from the military service of Iowa native Brad Schaupp, son of U.S. WWI Aviator Lt. John Schaupp Jr. (see lot 580). It would seem that Pvt. Brad Schaupp entered the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1945 and served his time in communications (possibly as a control tower personnel). Group includes his Ike jacket with insignia, wool pants, shirt, pair of leather fleece lined flight boots, private purchase fleece mittens, two duffle bags, a red cross bag, partial tin mess kits, two overseas caps, a nice U.S.N. MK1 Camillus fighting knife (unissued), WWII Air Corp SSI, ribbons bars, soldiers manual, Air Corp sunglasses in case (damaged), a group of over two dozen letter written to Pvt. Brad Schaupp (circa 1945-1946), a unrelated circa 1920’s U.S. Army E.M. transitional four pocket wool blouse with WWI patch, plus other items related to Mr. Schaupp including private aviation maps, receipts and other miscellaneous.
Estimate:
$50 - 75
Provenance:
Directly through the family from the children of Brad Schaupp.
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