US WW2 IKE Jacket Silver Star Recipient Ben Persons 42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division

In a very good condition a US WW2 Ike jacket on the name of Benjamin (Ben) Stephens Persons from Atlanta.
The jacket comes with the original attached insignia of the 42nd Infantry Division (Rainbow Division) and with bouilon eningeers collar tabs.
Ben entered the Army at his 19th year of age and was during WWII serving in France, Germany and Austria with the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division as anti-tank platoon leader.
He was awarded the Silver Star for taking an excursion 30 miles into enemy territory to discover the only intact bridge over the Saarbach River, checking for explosives and surviving gunfire, mortar attack and pursuit.
For the information he reported back, the award citation reads "his courageous action contributed greatly to the breaching of the Siegfried Line."
He was also a member of the forces that liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp on April 29, 1945.

Ben was also awarded Bronze Star and inducted into French Legion of Honor for meritous service in France and Germany during World War II.

The jacket comes in a small size but fully original mounted IKE jacket of a WW2 Silver Star Recipient!

Code: 74894