ramram Posted March 4, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 4, 2021 60th Field Artillery soldier, 9th Division, that hauled ammo between the artillery units and the ammo dumps. I collect diaries and this is unfortunately about as close as you can get with a soldier that kept a diary, for obvious reasons. The guy really wrote with lots of detail (about 250 pages worth). He would write every couple of weeks or so when he had opportunities. His diaries cover North Africa, Sicily (not too much detail there) and Europe. He doesn't say much about their Normandy landing on D+4 but he covers several pages talking about the Bulge. He has about 200 photos as well and also his dog tags, patches, etc. Thought I would share some of it. Any input is always appreciated and, if it's really in somebody's wheelhouse, I might be open to trade or selling it. Thanks for looking! Rob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted March 4, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 4, 2021 👍 Very cool grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramram Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 5, 2021 Thanks Dave. Rob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 5, 2021 I really enjoy first person histories. This one is great, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John4022 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #5 Posted March 5, 2021 Thanks for posting this! I ended up getting this lot from this soldiers estate. I tried getting his diaries too but they went way above what I was willing to pay and could afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramram Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted March 5, 2021 Wow, I’m just a diary collector so I never saw this in my searches. I didn’t realize there was more pieces. Rob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted March 5, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 5, 2021 A couple of nice German cloth items in there. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John4022 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #8 Posted March 5, 2021 The lot I bought ended before the diaries were listed if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted March 5, 2021 Share #9 Posted March 5, 2021 John, you made out well yourself! Thats a nice BeVo TK (Totenkopf) in that patch of goodies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector .45 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #10 Posted March 5, 2021 Really nice grouping! I’m a big fan of 9th division material. Are there many names on the back of the photos? - Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted March 5, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 5, 2021 A very interesting and personal group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramram Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Collector .45 said: Really nice grouping! I’m a big fan of 9th division material. Are there many names on the back of the photos? - Henry There are place names on the front of several photos but there are just a few of the soldier's actual names (mostly first names or nicknames). Rob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted March 5, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 5, 2021 12 hours ago, Dave T said: John, you made out well yourself! Thats a nice BeVo TK (Totenkopf) in that patch of goodies!!! Yup, and the Luft Qualification is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwc271 Posted March 10, 2021 Share #14 Posted March 10, 2021 My uncle was in the 9th division, 60th infantry regiment during WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramram Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted March 12, 2021 I moved this over to the "For Sale" page. Rob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted May 12, 2021 Share #16 Posted May 12, 2021 Whow, what a find! So much pictures with the diaries as backbone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 12, 2021 Share #17 Posted May 12, 2021 My first vet find in the USA was from Colonel Robert Robb intelligence officer for the 9th infantry. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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