US 37-mm Single-Star Red Parachute Flare Japanese Army Original Item: Very hard to

Original Item: Very hard to find

All of his movements from training at Camp Marshall in North Carolina in January 1943 to Belgium at Christmas 1944 are documented in over 25 letters (75 pages) addressed to his employers Mr

Barrels show English proofs and are nicely marked:

and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia

Commonly referred to as the

US 37-mm Single-Star Red Parachute Flare Japanese Army Original Item: Very hard toOriginal Item: The US nomenclature is #52 PISTOL PROJECTED PARACHUTE RED FLARE DISTRESS SIGNAL. This was the standard ship board signal of World War Two. The flare cartridge is 7. 25 inches (185 mm) long. It is fired from a long barreled 37 mm signal pistol. The long barrel was required for the proper functioning of the flare cartridge. Very scarce. Not guaranteed to ignite.