Trying to confirm DI identification: 627th FA Bn.

[CampSutton]

I am trying to confirm the identification of the following WWII DI. The motto is "Send Your Mission". Soldier was enlisted assigned to H&S Co, 2nd Italian Engineer Regiment and then became an officer I think with the 627th FA Bn. Any and all help welcome. Thank you for your time.

 

Jack Clay (CampSutton)

 

[rufus_firefly]

627th FA Bn ASMIC Artillery DI catalog

[CampSutton]

627th FA Bn ASMIC Artillery DI catalog

 

Thank you for the fast reply. This set of DI's are in a small box of the soldier's items. A small piece of paper was in the box with the 627th FA Bn on it. My search of the internet failed to find much on the 627th. The pin on the back looks German to me. Must of been made during the early occupation.

 

Again - Thank you for the confirmation.

 

Jack Clay

[1SG_1st_Cav]

627th FA activated 20 April 1944, Inactivated in Helibronn Germany 5 September 1946. They entered the war on 25 July 1944 and earned Campaign Streamers for Northern Europe and Central Europe. This is per Jim Sawicki's volume 2 on page 877. He states there was no Coat of Arms or DUI approved. The 627th FA Bn was a non-divisional 105mm Truck Drawn Battalion

[CampSutton]

627th FA activated 20 April 1944, Inactivated in Helibronn Germany 5 September 1946. They entered the war on 25 July 1944 and earned Campaign Streamers for Northern Europe and Central Europe. This is per Jim Sawicki's volume 2 on page 877. He states there was no Coat of Arms or DUI approved. The 627th FA Bn was a non-divisional 105mm Truck Drawn Battalion

 

Thank you for the information. The small piece of paper with this small group has in black ink "627th FA Bn Class III" on one line. Below in blue ink is "Attached to the 106th Inf Div". As I said earlier the soldier was assigned to Co H&S 2nd Italian ENG Reg. This small box was an eye glasses box mailed to the soldier at Imperial Dam, Yuma, Arizona. This is after the 2nd left Camp Sutton, NC. Included is the large green Italy patch worn by the Italian Service Units and a small Italian'English dictionary. A enlisted engineer collar disk and a coastal artillery collar disk is there. A couple sets of officer artillery insignia, officer US insignia, a WWII Victory Medal and the two DIs. The DIs look German made to me. If not approved I wonder how many of them were made?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Jack

[shadawg]

I've been trying to find anything at all correlating to this insignia. Chance happening finding this thread. Figured I'd share this major's lid with the same crests in paper, lacquered to the liner

[tredhed2]

On 7/31/2016 at 5:05 PM, CampSutton said:

 

Thank you for the information. The small piece of paper with this small group has in black ink "627th FA Bn Class III" on one line. Below in blue ink is "Attached to the 106th Inf Div". As I said earlier the soldier was assigned to Co H&S 2nd Italian ENG Reg. This small box was an eye glasses box mailed to the soldier at Imperial Dam, Yuma, Arizona. This is after the 2nd left Camp Sutton, NC. Included is the large green Italy patch worn by the Italian Service Units and a small Italian'English dictionary. A enlisted engineer collar disk and a coastal artillery collar disk is there. A couple sets of officer artillery insignia, officer US insignia, a WWII Victory Medal and the two DIs. The DIs look German made to me. If not approved I wonder how many of them were made?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Jack

The Class III is an old ASMIC guide to rarity (they were I-V, with rarest in the Class IV and Class V ranges). Class III would have been in the middle.  That was changed in 1959. 

 

Both your DIs are GM and scarce. 

[shadawg]

On 12/5/2021 at 9:50 PM, shadawg said:

I've been trying to find anything at all correlating to this insignia. Chance happening finding this thread. Figured I'd share this major's lid with the same crests in paper, lacquered to the liner

For context, I also discovered this helmet belonged to Lt Col Charles J Harris, commanding officer of the 62th FA Battalion as of March 1945. The were responsible for shelling positions right outside Nantes

[shadawg]

Just now, shadawg said:

For context, I also discovered this helmet belonged to Lt Col Charles J Harris, commanding officer of the 62th FA Battalion as of March 1945. The were responsible for shelling positions right outside Nantes

627th rather