Original U.S. WWII Zippo Type Lighter named to Pvt. Merton Drake - marked Iwo-Jima 2/19/1945 British Machine Guns Between 20 July and 15

Between 20 July and 15 October 1915

incomplete and un-refurbished

on the perceived need to defeat German blitzkrieg tactics

These are perfect binoculars known by the German Wehrmacht as a Dienstglas

000 civilian prisoners at the University of Santo Tomas

Original U.S. WWII Zippo Type Lighter named to Pvt. Merton Drake - marked Iwo-Jima 2/19/1945 British Machine Guns Between 20 July and 15Original Item: One of a Kind. What a story this little guy could tell. This "Zippo" style lighter is painted in soid olive drab paint with the name and serial number of M. DRAKE 32677380 scratched in on one side, and IWO JIMA 2 19 45 on the other. A cursory search of the serial number found one Pvt. Merton C. Drake, originally from Binghamton, N. Y.. He enlisted in 1942 and is listed with a civilian occupation of "Skilled mechanics and repairmen, n.