Original German WWII Mikroskopier-Ausrüstung Microscope Transit Case with Partial U.S. G.I. Send-Home Label to Silver Star Recipient m It does have wear from

It does have wear from service

it landed at Anzio in Operation Shingle in January 1944

It measures approximately 13 1/4"W x 9"D x 17"H

The Princess became Queen Alexandra in 1901

Overall an exceptional well documented and researched D-Day Airborne grouping from a soldier that is documented as having jumped in the hours before the amphibious landings in on June 6th

Original German WWII Mikroskopier-Ausrüstung Microscope Transit Case with Partial U.S. G.I. Send-Home Label to Silver Star Recipient m It does have wear fromOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an interesting transit case for a German field hospital microscope, which was sent home by American soldier Sydney Grace living on Commonwealth Avenue in a city in Massachusetts. The crate measures 8 x 9 x 18 and the handle has broken off but is still in the case. The crate interior retains the partially torn instruction sheet showing the maker as Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar. The lid of the crate is marked: Stets