No disrespect here 6th but it would not be the first time an 85 year old was wrong either. My dad was in WWII Army Air Corps and swears to God he never wore leggings or a dough boy tin hat. Even when I showed him a photo of him in 1942 wearing leggings and a dough boy tin hat. He could remember the eight digit USAicon number on the hood of his jeep up to the day he died though!

February, 1944 was too early for adjustable sights.