Tanker
Booklet, Historical, Spearheading with the Third Armored Division
Nice genuine WWII US historical booklet, Spearheading with the Third Armored Division , dedicated to the itinerary of the 3rd Armored Division from the Battle of the Bulge to the Elbe, through Cologne and the Ruhr Pocket. By the end of the war, many divisions in the US Army published accounts of their participation in the various campaings, every serviceman being issued a copy prior to being repatriated. Printed in Halle, Germany. Complete (55 pages) and in good overall condition. Dimensions: 4in x 5.3in.
Boots, Leather, Laced, Legging Top, Size 9 B, 1941
Nice genuine WWII US Army legging top laced leather boots with distinctive toe cap, introduced for the cavalry in 1940 and widely issued to tank crews and motorcyclists. The legging top is tightened with three straps featuring pin buckles -- in working order. This type of high boots was worn throughout the war by several senior officers, including General George S. Patton . Dated December 10, 1941. Size 9 B. Homogeneous pair, in very good overall condition.
Brooch, Sweetheart, Armored Troops
Very nice genuine WWII US sweetheart brooch, consisting of an Armored troops insignia and a U.S. Army tank insignia. Pin back, in working order.
Cap, Garrison, Cavalry, Size 6 3/4
Nice genuine WWII US Army Other Ranks Garrison Cap, featuring the yellow piping of the Calvary. Size 6 3/4. Very good overall condition.
Cap, Garrison, Chino, Tank Destroyer, Size 6 ½
Genuine WWII US Army Other Ranks Garrison Cap, light khaki cotton, featuring the orange and black piping of the Tank Destroyer units. Size 6 ½. Very good overall condition.
Card, Season's Greetings, 1944, 3rd Armored Division, Christmas in Germany
Genuine WWII US Army greeting card of the 3rd Armored Division -- The Doughboys of "Spearhead Division". Christmas in Germany - Season's Greetings from Overseas. Good overall condition; the following mention has been written inside: Your adoring, Ray. The present card comes along with an original photograph, showing a group of GIs on leave posing by some monument.
Crest, DUI, 5th Armored Division, Pinback, GEMSCO N.Y.
Genuine WWII US 4th Armored Division distinctive unit insignia. Pin back in working condition. Hallmarked GEMSCO N.Y. Landed at "Utah Beach", driving through Coutances, Avranches and Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, and across the Mayenne River to seize the city of Le Mans. The division surrounded the Germans in Normandy by advancing, through Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe", liberated on 11 August, to the edge of the city of Argentan on 12 August—8 days before the Argentan-Falaise Gap was closed. Turning Argentan over to the 90th Infantry Division, the 5th Armored advanced 80 miles to capture the Eure River, Dreux on 16 August and reached the Belgian border at Condé-sur-l'Escaut, 2 September. It liberated Luxembourg City on the 10th and deployed along the German border.
Crest, DUI, 9th Armored Division, PB
Genuine WWII distinctive unit insignia of the 9th Armored Division "Phantom" . Pin back in working order. The 9th Armored Division fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Germany, mostly famous for its actions during the Battle of Remagen.
Crest, DUI, Battery C, 27th AD Field Art. Bat., 1st AD Div., North Africa, Italy
Genuine WWII distinctive insignia of the Battery C, 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides". Hallmarked Vanguard. To be worn on the service dress or Ike jacket collar. Pin back in working order. As part of the Combat Command B of the division, this battalion was outfitted with M7 Priest self-propelled guns. Campaigns: - Tunisia 1942-1943 - Naples-Foggia 1943-1944 - Anzio 1944 - Rome-Arno 1944 - North Appenines 1944-1945 - Po Valley 1945
Cylinder, Air, Portable, Tank Crew, Sherman, Duplex Drive, 1944
Extremely rare genuine WWII US Army emergency portable air cylinder, designed for Sherman Duplex Drive tank crews and intended for being used when evacuating the vehicle at sea. Dated January 1944. Good overall condition; retains its original creased hose and mouthpiece; c omes in its canvas cover, complete with strap -- snap hook is in working order. Total height: 13.2in.
Disk, Collar, US Cavalry, SB
Genuine WWII US Cavalry, other ranks collar disk, to be worn on the service jacket. Screw back.
Dog Tags, S/Sgt. Cyril Ogle, Hq. Battery, 501st Arm. Field Art. Bn., 14th Arm. Div., MTO & ETO
Pair of genuine WWII US Army dog tags, issued to Cyril R. Ogle , ASN 18086471, vaccinated against tetanus in 1942, blood type A, Protestant. With address of next-of-kin -- here, his mother. One of the present identity tags is an early-production version made in Monel. Cyril Richmond Ogle was born on November 18, 1911 in Marshall, Oklhahoma and joined the US Army on March 18, 1942. He went on to deploy to North Africa and Europe, where he served with Headquarters Battery, 501st Field Artillery Battalion, 14th Armored Division, and fought in Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, Northern France and Belgium prior to being discharged on October 26, 1945 as a Staff Sergeant. It seems that he decided to take his own life on January 10, 1967. https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/86855310/cyril-richmond-ogle Illustration documents available in digital format only.
