Original Post WWII Era Joint Task Force 7 Operation Sandstone Enewetak Atoll 1948 Atomic Bomb Tests Commemorative Penguin Superlative Automatic Lighter - Unused M3 Grease Gun in winter OD green issue

in winter OD green issue color

having the original black enamel paint present

He was a ball turret gunner aboard various Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and flew dozens of successful missions earning him the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters

one of only a few originals that we have had

Twelve equally spaced tack buttons and buttonholes ran the length of the right hand edge of the poncho

Original Post WWII Era Joint Task Force 7 Operation Sandstone Enewetak Atoll 1948 Atomic Bomb Tests Commemorative Penguin Superlative Automatic Lighter - Unused M3 Grease Gun in winter OD green issueOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rather dark and morbid commemorative lighter from American history. The lighter itself appears to be an early 1950s model and enameled insignia and engraving on the reverse. The was more than likely made for a key leader or Officer within Task Force 7 who was there when the 3 Atomic Bomb tests were carried out in 1948 in the Enewetak Atoll. The front of the lighter retains a lovely enameled insignia for