bellasilva Posted January 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2017 My newest acquisition, I haven't been this excited over a pair of tags for some time now. Corporal William Hutnick was born in Massachusetts in 1919, and was a pre-war man, volunteering for the Army in October 1940 and serving in field artillery. As early as 1942, he joined the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, and saw 8 campaigns with them during WWII. He was awarded the Bronze Star in Tunisia in 1943, and again in France in October 1944. He made the assault landings at the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944. He went on to survive the war, passing away in 2002. What is most intriguing about this set is that I'm told that this format dates between January-March 1944, making it very likely this is the pair he wore during the invasion of France. I've included a picture of his tags with a vial of sand taken from Omaha Beach. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USMCman01 Posted January 21, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 21, 2017 Great research and great beat set! Real lookers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted January 21, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 21, 2017 That's a great set, Phil, as previously stated! Any idea where the pic was taken of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks gents! Connor, I believe the previous owner said he pulled the picture from Ancestry but I'm not sure if it had a caption for it..unfortunately my Ancestry account just expired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted January 21, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 21, 2017 I just checked for you and found the picture. Unfortunately, there is no caption. I only asked because it looks like it was taken in-country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks for double checking! It appears that he was a Corporal for quite a while- from as early as 1943 until the end of the war, so I guess that picture could've been taken anywhere, but I agree, a theater picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted January 21, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2017 Great set of tags!!! congratulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted January 27, 2017 Thanks James! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted January 28, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 28, 2017 Phil Nice set of tags. Even more neat to have a sample.of sand from Omaha Beach. I was fortunate enough to have visited the Beaches back in 1999. Really gives a new perspective when you stand on the beach and look up at the bluffs they had to climb. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted March 31, 2017 I'm late to reply, but thanks Mark! I've always wanted a sample of sand and was lucky enough to get a vial from Utah Beach as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted August 11, 2017 Thought I'd add that in further researching this man I came across the same photo of him posted above which states it was taken in June 1943 in North Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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