amberg1853 Posted December 10, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2019 Purchased from the 63 year old son of the 2nd Armored Division veteran. Like so many disucssions here and elsewhere his kids had no interest in the items. Includes his tanker jacket, ike jacket and theater made Dutch ike jacket. He lost his original medals so the ones pictured were replacement ones ordered from the government. Hope you enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites
amberg1853 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted December 10, 2019 Larger pic of the group Link to post Share on other sites
cblackw1 Posted December 10, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 10, 2019 Wow! Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Barickman Posted December 10, 2019 Share #4 Posted December 10, 2019 Love it! What outfit within the 2nd Armored was he attached to? Kurt My hobby is my job and my job is my hobby. High School and University History Instructor Link to post Share on other sites
4th Miss Cav Posted December 11, 2019 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2019 Congratulations on the purchase of a wonderful group. Running out of floor space. Richmond Times Dispatch, is that correct on the newspapers. Link to post Share on other sites
1st Sgt CES Posted December 11, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2019 Great Find !!!!! In Memory of Air Corps Technical Sergeant Carl F. Durfee. He died of wounds on 30 December 1944 while serving in the South Pacific. You are not forgotten.ASMIC memberAmerican Legion memberUS Air Force & Air National Guard TAC - MACJOHN N. DANIELS ---152nd COMPANY C New York State Infantry--- captured 1864 survivor of Andersonville ---- Great-Great-Great UncleCaptain Robert L. Hosler, 522nd Fighter/Bomber Sq. 12th Army Air Corp. World War Two P47 Pilot - 1 DFC- 5 Air Medal & 0ne Purple Heart---Uncle1st Sgt Ann Barry, US Army Air Corp WAC World War Two --ETO --- AuntSgt Willam M. Barry, USMC----Pacific World War Two--Father Link to post Share on other sites
Powerhouse Posted December 11, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2019 Woooow!!! A real piece of history.... Glad to see that this group will no be scattered. Any idea of the precise unit? Is it a copy of the "Hell on Wheels" newspaper on the top right of the first photo? It is possible to have a close picture of the list nextd the theater made Dutch ike jacket? "Semper in hostes" - 66th armored regiment - 2nd armored division Link to post Share on other sites
everforward Posted December 11, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2019 Very cool grouping, I love the Ike Jacket. The 2nd Armored fought alongside the 29th ID in early 1945 in the Ruhr campaign, around the time of taking Julich....I see there are some XIX Corps souvenir maps in the group, and the 2A and 29th were both assigned to XIX Corps in this period. Link to post Share on other sites
BILL THE PATCH Posted December 11, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 11, 2019 Merry Christmas!, I wish I get a Christmas present like that Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
M24 Chaffee Posted December 11, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 11, 2019 What a great grouping! A little of everything! Congratulations! I’d love to see more photos of the tanker jacket. Frank Link to post Share on other sites
Hookemhorns88 Posted December 11, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 11, 2019 Fantastic group. Glad to see it is all in one place. Link to post Share on other sites
amberg1853 Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted December 13, 2019 Ok, thank you for the kind words. I spend quite a bit of time tracking down stuff and every once in a while you get lucky. Frank passed away in Richmond Va I believe in 2004. He lost all his original medals and the replacement ones were going into a nice shadow box but he never got around to it. I attached a few more pics, could not tell for sure from the documents but some of the post war paper work he seems to be narrowing down and requesting information about the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment. There are four of those large maps put out by the 2d Arm. Division, for better of worse he had three of them laminated. Hell on Wheels newspaper is dated August 1945. Sorry for the sideways pictures, they keep spinning on me when I upload them! Link to post Share on other sites
amberg1853 Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted December 13, 2019 Label from the theater made Ike Link to post Share on other sites
Rakkasan187 Posted December 13, 2019 Share #14 Posted December 13, 2019 Great grouping of items.. If you can find a copy of the book "Breakout at Normandy" by Mark Bando, it is a history of the 2nd Armored Division in Normandy and the 41st Armored Infantry is discussed in the book, as they were part of 2nd Armored Div. The US Army NCO museum has an extensive collection from an NCO who was with the 41st armored Infantry.. SGT Richard L Rogers.. Sgt. Rogers is mentioned numerous times in the book and he was in the area of an ambush that killed an SS colonel. Leigh "Pain is only Weakness Leaving the Body" MSG Leigh E Smith Jr - US Army (Retired) Link to post Share on other sites
Dogsbody Posted December 14, 2019 Share #15 Posted December 14, 2019 Label from the theater made Ike That Ike appears to be Dutch made. Noorbeek is a place in the south of the Netherlands (liberated by the 30th ID). The 2nd armored were also around in the south of the Netherlands and helped liberate several places. Gebr. Kynné translates as Kynné brothers. Probably the tailors. Rene Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Churchill Keep buggering on. Link to post Share on other sites
Navybean Posted December 16, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 16, 2019 Great grouping Go Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Powerhouse Posted December 16, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 16, 2019 Thank you for the additionnal photos. The Hell on wheels newspaper was only published form May to December 1945 during the occupation duty in Germany. I also noted that you have some copies of the hell on wheels bulletion of the Association. With the newspaper they are good sources of information for enthusiasts of the division. The presence of a CIB in the group seems to indicate, indeed, that this veteran could have been part of the 41st AIR. The little booklet "second Armored Division" was often autographed by comrades of the unit, it could be also a good source of information for identify the unit. "Semper in hostes" - 66th armored regiment - 2nd armored division Link to post Share on other sites
katieony Posted December 18, 2019 Share #18 Posted December 18, 2019 Really nice group...thanks for posting! Mike Link to post Share on other sites
huey Posted December 21, 2019 Share #19 Posted December 21, 2019 A great find. If ok, check out this you tube video ww2 armor at D-Day ohio 2019 It has some of the ww2 veterans with the 2nd armor Link to post Share on other sites
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