Original U.S. WWII Era “May the Lord be with you” Rare Catholic Version Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible Identified to Michael Edward Pizzoferrato Schwarzlose MG 1897 in Minnesota

1897 in Minnesota

with varying degrees of fraying in the edges of the material which can be easily cut off

We rarely see later WWII badges with such well retained plating

As the attack progressed

and Germany would be on the defensive for the rest of the war

Original U.S. WWII Era “May the Lord be with you” Rare Catholic Version Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible Identified to Michael Edward Pizzoferrato Schwarzlose MG 1897 in MinnesotaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of an item that is growing increasingly difficult to come across, the Heart Shield bible, and it is the much more difficult to find Catholic version! John Phillips, an American soldier, received a government issue pocket Bible before he shipped off to Europe during World War II. On patrol, trudging through knee deep snow during the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, Phillips