Original U.S WWII D-Day 508th PIR Pathfinder Named Grouping Antique Percussion Firearms its own Crew blew up

its own Crew blew up the U-230 while docked in Toulon to avoid capture by advancing Allied Forces

landing at Hickam Field

meaning the RPM controls weren’t at work and the engine speed would soon destroy it even if it hadn’t been on fire

They came under heavy fire from the Germans while coming ashore

advancing towards the outpost about 200 yards away

Original U.S WWII D-Day 508th PIR Pathfinder Named Grouping Antique Percussion Firearms its own Crew blew upOriginal Items: One of a kind. Lieutenant Robert "Bob" D. Shields (enlisted ASN 32192739, Officer ASN 0 2011106) served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion. During his service he was promoted from Private to Staff Sergeant to Second Lieutenant. Bob Shields participated in all of the 508th PIRs campaigns and battles including D Day by jumping into Normandy on the night of June 5th, 1944, Operation Market Garden