Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Share #1 Posted February 15, 2013 These are the bringbacks of a 4th Infantry Div., 8th Infantry Regt. vet. He was in the first wave on Utah Beach, D-Day. It is possible he captured some of these items during the Normandy campaign. Rob German flag, Luftwaffe belt buckle, Kriegsmarine coastal artillery shoulder board & remnants of a Hitler Youth armband. Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted February 15, 2013 SS sleeve eagles (both are still sewn to uniform wool), SS-VT cap button, Luftwaffe visor cap & cloth cap eagles, Police cap eagle, Black wound badge, Army breast eagle, Army trapezoid form M-43 cap & a Polish forced labor insignia. Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted February 15, 2013 Photo of the vet on the left holding an MP-44. Link to post Share on other sites
mvmhm Posted February 15, 2013 Share #4 Posted February 15, 2013 Those are some great bring backs! Mark sends Mark Conrad, MSgt, USAF (Ret) "Poor is the nation that has no Heroes...shameful is the one having them that forgets." The Miami Valley Military History Museum: http://www.mvmhm.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Miami-Valley-Military-History-Museum/111268115594349 Official Partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration: www.vietnamwar50th.com Official Partner of the United States of America World War I Centennial: www.worldwar1centennial.org Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted February 15, 2013 Here are a few more things he brought home - an SS Feldpost, WWI photo postcard, German soldier mourning card, and a small polish flag? (not really sure what it is, someone wrote "polacy" in pencil, translates to "Poles". I guess this is somehow related to the Polish forced labor insignia posted above). Link to post Share on other sites
Normandy1944 Posted February 15, 2013 Share #6 Posted February 15, 2013 Excellent grouping and bringbacks from a D-day veteran. Did you buy it from the veteran (or his family)? Looking to buy D-Day and 101st/82nd related groupings Doolittle Raider Jacob DeShazer: 'If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raise Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9) Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted February 15, 2013 Excellent grouping and bringbacks from a D-day veteran. Did you buy it from the veteran (or his family)? Thanks! I bought his grouping and his bringbacks from his son, the veteran had passed away. Rob Link to post Share on other sites
Timberwolf Posted February 15, 2013 Share #8 Posted February 15, 2013 Great grouping! Were you able to get his uniform too? Also great shot of him with the MP-44 I have a grouping where the guy is holding one also! Looking for any WWII 104th "Timberwolf" Division items. Including items from the 413th, 414th, and 415th Infantry Regiments 104th Recon Troop, 329th Engineer Battalion, 329th Medical Battalion 385th, 386th, 387th, and 929th Field Artillery Battalions 804th Ordnance Company 104th Quartermaster Company 104th Signal Company 555th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 750th Tank Battalion 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted February 15, 2013 I did get his uniform but the vet had removed all of the patches & insignia from it to put in a shadow box. The good news is I got the shadow box so I have all of the insignia, here is a quick photo................. Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted February 15, 2013 Close up of his ETO ribbon bar with arrowhead for D-day............. Link to post Share on other sites
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted February 15, 2013 Photo in uniform although not the same uniform, I have his Ike jacket. Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted February 16, 2013 Share #12 Posted February 16, 2013 That is a great grouping direct from the Vets family.The picture in #3 hows a nice array of weapons.German P-44, M-1 Carbine, M-1 Garande and 1911A1. ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
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