Original U.S. WWII USS Major Uniform & Flag Grouping of Navy Signalman James E. Cassidy with Photo Album & Tattered U.S. Flag Saved During Hurricane of 1945 - 39 x 71” French Gun Magazines as well as the leather

as well as the leather on the chin strap

This maker had previously used the maker abbreviation "SE"

and has a covered "worm" extractor on one end

and we believe may be a rare variant of the more commonly encountered MK4

Original U.S. WWII USS Major Uniform & Flag Grouping of Navy Signalman James E. Cassidy with Photo Album & Tattered U.S. Flag Saved During Hurricane of 1945 - 39 x 71” French Gun Magazines as well as the leatherOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. USS Major (DE 796) was a Buckley class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1948. Between combat missions, she patrolled for enemy submarines, provided passenger service, and was a welcome sight to men on the islands when she delivered the mail. While accompanied by USS Earl V. Johnson in July of 1945, she successfully dueled with a Japanese submarine, protecting her convoy of LSTs