It was transported to France in May and June 1918
He hailed from Norwood Pennsylvania
it is common for them to be obsoleted
Also included is an original WW2 issue M4 Collimator Sight as depicted in FM 23-90
Constructed of stiff thick leather with canvas lining
Original U.S. WWII 2nd Infantry Division Hand Painted Metal Sign by Liberto Vilarino French Machine Guns It was transported to FranceOriginal Item: One of a kind. Found in the The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) newspaper from Monday, December 11, 1944; The champion army sign painter T 4 is Liberto Vilarino, of Los Angeles, Vilarino scoffed: "I made 17,000 in Normandy alone and once turned out 3,700 in one day." He used red, white and black, he has painted 35,000 signs since landing in France. His nearest rival slapped out 15,000. Liberto Vilarino, Army Serial Number