Original U.S. WWII 32nd Infantry Division Captured Japanese Army Officer Sword & Shin-gunto Katana War Trophies with Original Ship-Home Box - Carl Barile Jr., 126th Infantry Regiment MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly measuring about 18" x 2"

measuring about 18" x 2"

where they conducted simulated combat missions with the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics from Brooksville Army Air Field

Awards: Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class

continued to fulfill his mission until evacuated to the United Kingdom later in the day

Original U.S. WWII 32nd Infantry Division Captured Japanese Army Officer Sword & Shin-gunto Katana War Trophies with Original Ship-Home Box - Carl Barile Jr., 126th Infantry Regiment MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly measuring about 18" x 2"Original Items: One of a Kind Set. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage