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Black and white photograph of Sergeant William Schneider
Black and white photograph of Sergeant William Schneider, who had responsibility for mail and postal services across 101st Airborne Division
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Black and White Photographs of Newbury Station
Four black and white photographs of US Army personnel collecting mail from Newbury Station, circa 1944-1945. Provenance estate of William Schneider
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C-47 Skytrain Wreckage
Six pieces of mixed aluminium, steel, perspex and rubber C-47 wreckage, recovered from two crash sites; Horsehall Hill Farm, Savernake, and White Hill Copse, Ramsbury
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Canvas Tripod Mount Cover
US Army issue canvas M2 Tripod Mount Cover for .30 Cal Browning
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Canvas Writing Case
Canvas writting case made by Duard Quinn Martin, a rigger with 506th PIR, for his English girlfriend
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Card Stencil
Card stencil, used to mark the personal kit of Col John H Michaelis. Kindly donated by Mr Gerald Ward from Chilton Foliat
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D Battery 377th (US) PFA Photograph
On 6 June 1944, the 377th PFAB participated in Operation Overlord, the Normandy Invasion, parachuting onto Drop Zone A east of St. Mere Eglise in support of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. The drop went poorly, and the battalion lost 11 of its 12 75mm pack howitzers. The Paratroopers of the battalion fought as infantrymen until replacement howitzers arrived on 14 June 1944. On 7 June 1944, 33 artillerymen from the battery, under the command of Lt Thomas Swirczynski captured 130 Germans near Hau-des-dunes. Other artillerymen from the battery served with other artillery units, manning salvaged US pieces and even two captured German howitzers. By 14 June 1944, the battery was consolidated and re-armed with new howitzers landed over the Normandy beaches. The battalion executive officer, Major Louis H. Cotton, was wounded during the drop and had to be evacuated.
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Damaged Screaming Eagles Magazine
Damaged Screaming Eagles magazine dated 17 September 1945. Volume 1, No. 1
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Door, made from a US Army Packing Crate
Door, made from a US Army packing crate, recovered from Bradford's Farm, near Newbury; with stenciling
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Douglas C-47 model aircraft
Scale model of a Membury based C-47 belonging to the 81st TCS 436th TCG
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Electrical Connectors from a Sherman Tank Fuze Box
Electrical connectors from a Sherman Tank fuze box; found on UTAH Beach
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Foam Rubber Ring
Used by Col John Michaelis to aid recuperation following medical treatment for a wound received during operation Market-Garden. Kindly donated by Mr Gerald Ward from Chilton Foliat
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HQ VII Corps Christmas Card and Campaign Map
HQ VII Corps Christmas Card and campaign map
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