Germany, Prussia. A Cuirassier Regimental Body Armour, C.1875 Hold His remains were shipped to

His remains were shipped to the United States in 1948

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 39th Infantry Battalion

Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth

Constructed of ribbed black rayon

Germany, Prussia. A Cuirassier Regimental Body Armour, C.1875 Hold His remains were shipped toThis armour consists of two basic pieces, a breast plate and back plate, both of which are manufactured from steel. The breast plate incorporates a series of 36 brass rivets around the perimeter, the four on the shoulders flattened, the remaining 32 domed. There are also two brass bolts that rise above the body of the breast plate and are placed on either side of the central vertical ridge on the chest, designed to receive the keyhole shaped