WWII United States Army – Medical Corps Officer – Footlocker of Captain Parham (Landed on Beach Normandy, France / D- Day Plus) – Bringbacks K98 Bayonet – Super Rare – Theater Embroidered Combat Medic Badge
Description
The Extensive Footlocker Estate Grouping of Capt. Leroy Parham United
States Army Medical Officer who “landed on Normandy Beach shortly
after D-Day” (Obituary of Leroy Parham).
This unique footlocker grouping tells the story of a Combat Medic / Administrative Medical
Officer Captain Leroy Parham who served in the CCC and then US
Medical Corps during WWII. He was attached to the U.S. 7 th & 9 th
Armies. Captain Parham’s 1942 Dated 35R Service Officers “Ike” Jacket
is a true highlight of this impressive collection – it has one of the finest
theater embroidered Combat Medic Badges ever seen, Occupation
tailored U.S. 7 th Army Patch, 9 th Army previous unit, Rank; Branch
Insignia, three Overseas Service Bars bullion tailored and three ribbon
bar: American Campaign, Europe Africa Middle East Campaign with Two
Stars, and World War Two Victory.
All contained in his original trunk this is a tremendous opportunity to add an exceptional Medical Officers
grouping to any advanced collection.
Further Uniform pieces include:
M-1943 Field Jacket 36 Regular by ‘The Spaide Shirt Co’ – Fine Condition and early production dated 1943,
Overseas Officers Garrison Caps Khaki & Chocolate Brown with Captain’s Rank, Officers Pink Trousers; Chocolate Brown Trousers,
Class A Officers Chocolate Brown Service Uniform with bullion tailored 7 th Army SSI shoulder patch, US Medical Corps ‘A’ Administrative lapel
insignia, Captain’s rank, and three Overseas Service Bars – Officers Sam Browne Belt, and a Officers wool shirt by ‘Vanguard’.
Featured prominently above the photo of the Ike Jacket on the top of the footlocker is a European Theater Field Hospital Unit Photograph
Exceptional Field Medic Geneva Convention Numbered Arm Brassard
‘M316243’
A large assortment of personal books and pamphlets including: Military Medical Manual, Officers Handbook of Information, German Phrase
Book TM 30-606, Army Officers Notebook, Easter 1945, Commissary Price List, Company Administrative Records, A Short Guide to Great Britain, London Illustrated Guide Book, Central Europe Map,
Westminster Abbey Pamphlet, Welcome to the Riviera, Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Paris Guides, Several Road Maps / Red Cross Maps and Going Back to Civilian Life amongst many others.
A nice collection of additional insignia and patches: Theater tailored
Occupation Era 7 th Army bullion SSI, 7 th & 4 th Army patches, Captain’s
rank, Europe Middle East Africa ribbons, Ruptured Ducks, crests, bullion
tailored Overseas Service Bars and unused Officers Service Hat Insignia.
Various Photographs and Orders Honorable Discharge from the CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Franklin Roosevelt Expeditionary Forces Letter
Several Large Maps of German Areas of Operation
Several Newspapers including the ‘Al Hambra Echo Dec 12, 1945’
featuring the story General Patton Unchanged
Capture Paper Signed by Maj. Thadeus Bugelski MC 86 th Medical
Battalion authorizing the capture and bring back of 1 Luger Pistol,
German Camera and German Field Glasses
Souvenir K98 Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn 1938 (numbers matching)
Leather Souvenir Box and other miscellaneous souvenirs including a
fine little cup from Lourdes.
Please make inquiry about shipping as this is a standard footlocker of
WW2 and loaded is fairly heavy. The total includes Free Shipping in the United States.
