A World War II American trench wing tip and projectile display, the aluminium aeroplane propeller tip prick engraved with the Great Seal of the United States above 'Bttry.D.3rd.D.Bn. F.M.F. Pearl Harbour 12/7/41 Midway 6/4/42 Tulagi 8/9/42 Guadalcanal 9/11/42', mounted on a board with two brass projectiles, one engraved with the American flag, the other with palm trees on an island and 'Soloman Islands'. Provenance: Together with a card detailing provenance 'World War II Momento Created by U.S. Marine Corps 1st Div. Marine Stationed here in N.Z. 1942. Item has been in N.Z. ever since...'. Height 34 cm