Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator Bombardier Caterpillar Club Named Grouping - 345th Bomb Squadron MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly bearing the stamp of the

bearing the stamp of the State of Prussia in the top left hand corner and the personal crest in a circle of King Frederick William II on the top right

brass fuze cap

The chin strap is broken in half and (taped) but retains most of the grey finish

and embossed U S on the flap

Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator Bombardier Caterpillar Club Named Grouping - 345th Bomb Squadron MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly bearing the stamp of theOriginal Item: One of a kind. Lieutenant Hal David Souter (ASN O 1695510) was a Bombardier assigned to the 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force during Wold War Two. On June 6th, 1944 in a mission to bomb oil refineries around Ploieti, Romania his B 24 was brought down and he survived. We were able to locate the missing crew report in the National Archives, copies of which are included. He was given a battlefield commission after