Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Serial number 16974 denotes the

Serial number 16974 denotes the year manufacture of 1861

Battle of Trafalgar

The pack and parachute are otherwise very similar to the RZ16

Trench Art was created by many Western Front soldiers on both sides to while away the endless time between actions

One of our sources is Lady Nugent’s Journal

Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Serial number 16974 denotes theOriginal Item: One of a kind. Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett was born in 1913 and passed away in 1994 and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and after. For a portion of his service he was stationed in Antarctica as part of the Naval Support Service. In 1961 he was part of OPERATION DEEP FREEZE and a photo of him can be found at this link. Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica,