Kennet Valley At War Trust
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Collection of German and US insignia and shell splinters and original US V-Mail envelope

Collection of German and US insignia, German belt buckle and shell splinters, and original US V-Mail envelope

Date of manufacture: WW2

Nationality: American and German

Number of items: 33

Condition: Various

Other information: Donated by Jack Womer, a member of the 101 Div demo team assigned to 506 PIR for D-Day. On 6 June he landed in a swamp near St Come du Mont on with 40 other paratroopers - he was the only one to survive. He later became a Div pathfinder