Original U.S. Vietnam War Navy USS Bennington CV-20 Named & Painted Aluminum Suitcase - R.W. Posey British Military Maps a group of American POWs

a group of American POWs being marched in line by armed Japanese soldiers

indicating it was made by Master gunmaker Mattias (or Matias) de Baeza

still showing some of the original case hardening

The inside of the belt shows a U

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Original U.S. Vietnam War Navy USS Bennington CV-20 Named & Painted Aluminum Suitcase - R.W. Posey British Military Maps a group of American POWsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. USS Bennington (CV CVA CVS 20) was an Essex class aircraft carrier in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1952 to 1970. She was sold for scrap in 1994. This is a lovely U. S. Navy sailors aluminum suitcase from the Vietnam War era, painted and stenciled for the sailor who carried it. One side is painted with a depiction of the USS Bennington (CV 20), an aircraft carrier that saw service from