United States. A Second War 101st Airborne Clicker, D-Day Invasion Signalling Tool visually-hidden This man and four others

This man and four others volunteered for this work and repeatedly carried messages between Battn

the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of King William I

throughout the Station

both mint/near mint

2nd Class for NCO's and Enlisted Men - Bronze gilt with green enamels

United States. A Second War 101st Airborne Clicker, D-Day Invasion Signalling Tool visually-hidden This man and four othersIn magnetic metal and covered in yellow paint, a metal tongue on the underside, which clicks when pressed, measures 14. 9 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), functional, a rare item, in very fine condition. Footnote: The metal cricket clicker was issued to some Allied airborne troops for use during the Normandy landings on D Day, 6 June 1944, as a simple recognition device. Emitting a distinctive clicking sound when pressed, it allowed paratroopersparticularly of the