Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer Winter Crush Visor Cap of POW Anthony M. Tuberose by Bancroft with R-14 Headset - Shot Down Near Recke-Langenakker in 1944 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts indicating the rank of Oberstabsarzt

indicating the rank of Oberstabsarzt (Senior Staff Surgeon)

swift and bold actions in raiding enemy bases and coastal facilities

Old patina

22 cal sleeve installed

There is a single bamboo securing peg still present

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer Winter Crush Visor Cap of POW Anthony M. Tuberose by Bancroft with R-14 Headset - Shot Down Near Recke-Langenakker in 1944 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts indicating the rank of OberstabsarztOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the winter crush visor cap & R 14 headset of Captain Anthony Michael Tuberose, 335th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group, whose B 17G (#42 37971) was shot down by fighters and crashed near Recke Langenakker on a mission to Brunswick on 10 February 1944. The crew that survived the attack bailed out before the a c broke up in the air. Tuberose & others were taken as Prisoners of War. He was interned