Original U.S. WWII Era Named Merchant Marine Seaman’s Identification Papers Booklet - Messman Wilbur Jackson Japanese Edged Weapons Variations exist in the 2nd

Variations exist in the 2nd type with regard to whether the hardware was aluminum or steel

tearing out the back of the case

there are some moth nips to the exterior The interior is quite nice

blasting at houses and buildings that the enemy had organized as strong points in their futile attempt to prevent the advance of our troops

All three original liner retaining pins are intact and still retain some of the camouflage paint

Original U.S. WWII Era Named Merchant Marine Seaman’s Identification Papers Booklet - Messman Wilbur Jackson Japanese Edged Weapons Variations exist in the 2ndOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a nice little grouping that belonged to Wilbur Reginald Jackson of Monroe, Louisiana. He appears to have joined the Merchant Marines out of San Francisco, California on December 22, 1944 according to his Seamans Certificate of Identification. The Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration states Jackson as being appointed a Seaman in the Recruitment and Manning Organization, War