Original U.S. WWII Balao-Class Submarine USS Parche (SS-384) Battle Flag With Documents - 32 ½” x 23 ½” Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Vollemer applied for a patent

Vollemer applied for a patent for his innovation in 1930 and it was granted in 1933 as DRP# 580620

ready to display and maybe even use

The only marking on the flag is on the header

with the original blued metal finish completely worn away

with no major parts swapped out

Original U.S. WWII Balao-Class Submarine USS Parche (SS-384) Battle Flag With Documents - 32 ½” x 23 ½” Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Vollemer applied for a patentOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an incredible piece of WWII Submarine Warfare history! This is a framed example of a Battle Flag for the US Navys Balao Class Submarine USS Parche (SS 384) The tradition of submarine battle flags began during WWII when subs returning from patrol would fly flags representing ships sunk, total tonnage, or a broom indicating a clean sweep (meaning that every target engaged was destroyed). Toward the end of