Flag, US, 48-Star, Theater-Made, Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, Omaha Beach, June 7 & 8, 1944
Interesting genuine WWII US flag, featuring 48 stars cut out from cardboard.
Dimensions: about 2ft 1.6in x 2ft 5.52in.
Quite good overall condition; the following mention has been written on the reverse:
~ Sainte Honorine des Pertes-sur Mer [sic] Les 7 et 8 juin 1944 ~ "Paix Bombardement Melle Suberville"
These indications tend to acknowledge the fact that the present flag was displayed following the liberation of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, a town located near Colleville-sur-Mer, on the very eastern end of Omaha Beach.
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