Original WWII Chaplain Captain Marlin Hendrieth Insignia Document and Photo Grouping Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and the receiver is faintly

and the receiver is faintly marked P

or meritorious service in a combat zone

which ended up being the most widely made model

the guard is quite deformed

in the typical late war Pattern 1944 style

Original WWII Chaplain Captain Marlin Hendrieth Insignia Document and Photo Grouping Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and the receiver is faintlyOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. This is a collection of insignia, documents and photographs that belonged to Chaplain Captain Marlin J. Hendrieth (ASN O 533125). He was an African American chaplain in the United States Army during World War Two. He is mentioned in the December 30th, 1943 edition of the "The Bayonet" from Fort Benning, Georgia which can be found at this link.