Walter Wriedt 3. Gebirgs-Division, interesting thing with Wriedt is he is a North German from Kiel, probably a Lutheran, yet he somehow uncharacteristically gets assigned to an Austrian Division, who are Catholics, I bring that up because while  angst over religious differences between these two sects of Christianity were on the wane, there still was some sore points,

Thank you shemp h. 

Looks like686?6????, right to left

Still available on June 1st...   

Sarge, or anyone else, are the attached original Belgian collaborationist insignia?  Appreciate any thoughts.    

Anyone know who the KC holder is ?

I got it now, its an upgrade, Post War, we see it like you said, M7B2, as used in the Korean War,  has its cannon raised higher than the WWII one. I was thinking it was either a one of a kind modification, or a specific BW modification.     Service in Korea While the original M7 and M7B1 models were heavily utilized in WWII, their howitzers initially lacked the necessary range and elevation to counter the steep, rugged geography of the Korean peninsula. To solve this, existing M7 variants were rapidly converted into the M7B2 configuration to provide vital mobile indirect fire support for advancing United Nations and US ground force.

These are a recent acquisition, I've seen tags on other Japanese equipment similar to this. Would someone be able to decipher the tag on the bino strap? The one on the case is completely washed out. Thank you!   Tom  

Yes it´s a M7 B2 Priest which had an additional armor plate at the front. Great photo!

A seldom seen award ribbon.  I like it.      

Nice field award grouping.  Congratulations.