The owner's service likely began with the 98th Infantry Division, where he underwent training and was stationed in Hawaii for defense duties from 1942 to 1944. Later, for active combat, he transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division, participating in its daring campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and later in Europe, including Normandy and the Netherlands. As the war progressed, he was reassigned to the 36th Infantry Division, fighting in the grueling Italian campaigns at Salerno and Anzio, and later advancing into Southern France. Toward the end of the war, he joined the 63rd Infantry Division, taking part in the final Allied offensives through the Rhineland and into Germany and Austria. This trajectory highlights the soldier’s active and dynamic role across multiple theaters of WWII.
Worn Zippo with «Infantry» in the center, «98th», «82nd», «36th» and «63rd» engraved on the front.
