It does however have a clear 5 1 2 1 rolling mill lot number stamped onto the inside of the dome
The "V" stands for "Victory" although Vincent said the "V" stood for "Vincent"
We only know that Major Ellison saw service at MONS in 1914
Only the Congressional Medal of Honor is higher
where it took part in the Battle of Uman which garnered thousands of Red Army prisoners
Original U.S. WWII US Marine Captured Japanese Flag From Battle of Okinawa, Sugar Loaf Hill - Captured May 18, 1945 and Personalized by Silver Star Recipient 1st LT Francis X. Smith, 6th Marine Division Category_Martini-Henry Rifles It does however have aOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Now this is an absolutely incredible piece of Marine Corps history and the hellish Battle for Okinawa. The flag was captured on May 18, 1945, the same date written in the Silver Star citation for 1st Lieutenant Francis Xavier Smith, Platoon Commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. Lt Smith enlisted on September 11, 1942 and went to Officer Candidate School the following year to train
