Original U.S. Vietnam War Charlie Troop 1/9 Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division Tunnel Rat Damaged Fulton MX991/U “Moonbeam” Flashlight - Damaged During Operation Pershing

Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is a fantastic offering! We often receive “battle damaged” items but it is rare to come across one with a history attached. Upon inspection of the “moonbeam”, a handwritten note was found inside, giving us details of when and where the flashlight was struck by an enemy round. The note reads as follows: CHARLIE TROOP1/9 CAV. 1ST CAV MY FLASHLIGHT WAS HITWHEN CLEARING A TUNNEL. BONG SON PLAINBINH DINH PROV. II CORPS OPERATION PERSHINGFEB. 17, 1967 Operation Pershing was an operation conducted by the 1st Cavalry Division, the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 22nd Division and the South Korean Capital Division in Bình Định Province, lasting from 12 February 1967 to 19 January 1968. The operation concluded on 19 January 1968 with the 1st Cavalry Division being ordered to move 350 km north from Landing Zone English in Bình Định Province to Camp Evans in Thừa Thiên Province as part of Operation Checkers