Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima Named 5th Marine Division Grouping - Sergeant Romeo J. Lanctot 20th Century complete with its original ram

complete with its original ram rod

eight were killed during the engagement and forty four wounded

The operations were reduced and finally discontinued due to 1) a catastrophic German air attack on the bases in June

but still proposed some minor improvements mostly aimed at strengthening the gun's structure

- Original all steel button nosed ramrod

Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima Named 5th Marine Division Grouping - Sergeant Romeo J. Lanctot 20th Century complete with its original ramOriginal Items: One of a kind set. USMC Sergeant Romeo J. Lanctot 5th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps and participated in the first wave invasion on February 26th, 1945 during the Battle of IWO JIMA which earned him a Bronze Star with Valor. The Bronze Star Medal with the "V" device to denote heroism is the fourth highest military decoration for valor. From his obituary which can be found at this link: Romeo J. Lanctot was born in