18 February 1945: Launched as planned, without preparatory fires 359th's attack literally caught the Germans napping. Included in the 400 prisoners taken during the day where the regimental commander and staff and two battalion commanders and their staffs of 331st in 339th Regiments who were all taken in their pillboxes sound asleep. Two companies were taken prisoner almost intact and the rest were almost wholly destroyed. Numerous maps and documents of value were captured. Headed for KESFELD, Company I 359 bypassed pillboxes and raced into the town and 0530. After a short firefight, the town was clear. 2nd Battalion 359th moved initially without resistance and F Company occupied the high ground 1000 yards Southeast of WETTERORDER at 0705. Startled Germans, awakening to find themselves overrun, turned their weapons on reserve elements who began a methodical mop up that lasted most of the day. In all 48 pillboxes were taken by the two Battalions. 1st Battalion in column, A, C, B, passed through Company E at 1310 to attack OBR and NDR UTTFELD. Although they met no resistance be halted on order East of the main road 1000 yards East of KESFELD.   From page 35 in this AAR: https://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/History/AAR/PDF/90 Aft Act 1945.pdf  

US Army LTC and assigned to the faculty of the US Army Command and General Staff College, specializing in Atomic Air Defense.     USAC&GS patches, all blue, not the red flame types normally seen, period 1958            

The case looks to be 1980’s RB…   the glasses look to be 1940 era sunglasses..   not bad👍

Yes, I reckon you're right about that. Thanks for being the light! :)

I`did`not`jump`on`with`the`thought`of`posting`the`above.`I`came`on`to`point`out`NATO`and`NATO`nations`have`hit`a`turning`point`in`thier`calculations.`Addressing`the`Straight`of`H`is`in`everyones`interest.`I`have`been`seeing`small`hints`or`indications`of`the`end`game.`It`dosen't`look`like`propaganda.`It`reads`more`like`get`ready.`The`US`and`Isreal`have`not`confirmed`any`of`this`though.

Your post brought up an old memory.  This was over 25 years ago.  The unit I was with was associated to missiles.  It was standard practice for officers and senior enlisted to collect fired missile launchers and give them mounted on plaques to each other when someone retired or transferred.   Lower enlisted never got these.  So, I was on an exercise where some missiles were fired.  I watched a senior NCO collect several launchers minus the classified components and load them on a truck for future presentations.   I had always wanted one of these.  I knew I would never get one.  So, when we drove back and unloaded the gear, I went straight to the truck that had the empty launchers.  The truck was backed up near a steep hill.  I grabbed one and hurled it over the side of the hill and it landed about 20 feet down below in the vegetation.  It could not be seen from the top of the hill.   I knew it would be looked for.  So, I went back about my business unloading trucks and gear for the rest of the afternoon.  This was on a Friday.  I drove back on the following Sunday in the evening (things are generally slow on a Sunday evening on a base).  I walked down the hill and retrieved the empty launcher from the vegetation...   ... hence, I had one for my own collection...   😏    

CIB

We all suffer from blindness at one point or another.

During Nov 43, he is shown as assigned to Battery C 391st AAA Bn at Richmond AAB, VA:   During Aug 44, he is shown as assigned to the same unit, Battery C 391st AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (Semi-mobile), in France: Source: NARA   The 391st AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (Semi-mobile) was formed on 10 Jan 43 at Camp Davis, NC as the Separate Coast Artillery Bn AA-AW. It was re-designated from the Coast Artillery on 30 Apr 43. The battalion departed the Boston Port of Embarkation on 27 Feb 44; arrived England 8 Mar 44; arrived in France on 14 Jul 44. Its location during Aug 45 was Mondorff-Bains, France. The battalion was given Campaign Credit for Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland Campaigns. (Source: Shelby, Stanton. US Army WWII Order of Battle).

That does fit, the more I look. I kept seeing wings...lol Thank you, I'm obviously going blind!