Ricardo Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share #51 Posted January 23, 2016 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share #52 Posted January 23, 2016 Unfortunately some war memories are stolen from veterans and museums and are used against police and civilians ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted January 25, 2016 Share #53 Posted January 25, 2016 Thank you so much Ricardo. Very interesting history of the surrender. I'm sure Adolf wasn't happy. And the accompanying photos are first class. More than a thorough answer to my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston1852 Posted October 2, 2016 Share #54 Posted October 2, 2016 HI, I just found an M1 Fixed bail/Front Seam helmet ID'd to a Lasse Hekvig from North Dakota. I haven't found much, I don't really know where best to research WW2 soldiers. One thing I found was a letter his wife had written years ago saying he was in the Army Air Force at Fortaleza, Brazil for 2yrs. I believe '43-'45. I didn't even know we had soldiers in Brazil. Can somebody please tell me what his mission might have been there? Also, would he have worn one of these snake patches? Thank you for any help. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share #55 Posted June 22, 2017 Hi Ryan, During the WW2 only Brazilian soldiers who were in Italy in the 5th U.S. Army used the "Smoking Cobra" patch.In Brazil, the US Army soldiers used the South Atlantic Command patch during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 23, 2017 Share #56 Posted June 23, 2017 HI, I just found an M1 Fixed bail/Front Seam helmet ID'd to a Lasse Hekvig from North Dakota. I haven't found much, I don't really know where best to research WW2 soldiers. One thing I found was a letter his wife had written years ago saying he was in the Army Air Force at Fortaleza, Brazil for 2yrs. I believe '43-'45. I didn't even know we had soldiers in Brazil. Can somebody please tell me what his mission might have been there? Also, would he have worn one of these snake patches? Thank you for any help. Ryan Ryan, My guess would be that his unit was involved in anti-submarine or anti-ship missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted October 6, 2018 Share #57 Posted October 6, 2018 hears a Unit crest from the 1st Flighter group looks Italian made to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted October 6, 2018 Share #58 Posted October 6, 2018 cv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmax Posted May 8, 2022 Share #59 Posted May 8, 2022 Nice. Period and maybe Italian made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 3, 2022 Share #60 Posted July 3, 2022 With Otto Fretter-Pico commander of the 148th Infantry Division. The ceremony of Fretter-Pico's surrender to the Brazilians is still reenacted in Italy every 25 April in Fornovo and Collecchio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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