Item:
ONSV2173
Original German WWII USGI 50th Field Artillery Signed Flag
Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind. The 50th Field Artillery Battalion, (105 mm Howitzer) was attached to the 5th Infantry Division. 25 members of the 50th FA captured this German flag and signed it. This cotton multi-piece construction German National Party World War Two flag is totally original and is in very good condition with only a small area of damage. The flag, or vertical banner, measures 44 x 21 inches.
The handwriting on the top of the flag features 25 USGIs, though not all are legible, here is what we can make out:
50TH F.A.B
RALPH PHILLIPS "DOCS"
W.R. NELLSON
FRANCIS BRANDEN
R. MILLER
BUZ SYKORA (CLEVELAND OHIO)
LENNY PAPOON
RICHARD L. COX REYNOLDS, GA
FOREST STAGGS SPINCOPES IND
KAL LUCKI
MIKE ELLIONIS PHILLA, PA
A truly amazing flag worthy of detailed research and a remembrance of the jubilant times at the close of World War Two when the world was about the turn the page on the Third Reich.
The handwriting on the top of the flag features 25 USGIs, though not all are legible, here is what we can make out:
50TH F.A.B
RALPH PHILLIPS "DOCS"
W.R. NELLSON
FRANCIS BRANDEN
R. MILLER
BUZ SYKORA (CLEVELAND OHIO)
LENNY PAPOON
RICHARD L. COX REYNOLDS, GA
FOREST STAGGS SPINCOPES IND
KAL LUCKI
MIKE ELLIONIS PHILLA, PA
A truly amazing flag worthy of detailed research and a remembrance of the jubilant times at the close of World War Two when the world was about the turn the page on the Third Reich.
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