Original Item: Only One Set of 3 Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them.

Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the present day. Although the practice flourished during World War I, the term 'trench art' is also used to describe souvenirs manufactured by service personnel during World War II. Some items manufactured by soldiers, prisoners of war or civilians during earlier conflicts have been retrospectively described as trench art.

Each ring is a U.S. Serviceman's souvenir from their time in World War Two. These were often made from coins, as they were relatively easy to turn into rings. Included in this set are the following rings:

- Gold Colored Ring With Kanji Characters: This is an interesting one for sure. It appears to have been constructed from the top of an artillery fuse after comparing the characters, but we are uncertain.

- 1944 Battle of Hollandia Ring (Possibly Australian Made): This small ring appears to have been made from a coin but the marking are too faint to recognize. The front of the ring is engraved with Hollandia DNG (Dutch New Guinea) 1944.

The Battle of Hollandia (code-named Operation Reckless) was an engagement between Allies of World War II and Japanese forces during World War II. The majority of the Allied force was provided by the United States, with the bulk of two United States Army infantry divisions being committed on the ground. Air and naval support consisted largely of U.S. assets, although Australia also provided air support during preliminary operations and a naval bombardment force.

The battle took place between 22 April and 6 June 1944 and formed part of the New Guinea campaign. The operation consisted of two landings, one at Tanahmerah Bay and the other at Humboldt Bay, near Hollandia. The landings were undertaken simultaneously with the amphibious invasion of Aitape ("Operation Persecution") to the east. The battle was an unqualified success for the Allied forces, resulting in a withdrawal by the Japanese to a new strategic defense line in the west of New Guinea and the abandonment of all positions in the east of the island.

- Silver 6th Army “Luzon Honshu” Ring Featuring 1945 Approved Insignia: In its first iteration, the Sixth Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia consisted solely of a white, six-pointed star inside a solid red hexagon; this was the patch worn by its Soldiers as they fought in four campaigns in the Pacific Theater during World War II, winning a Meritorious Unit Commendation and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation in the process. (The unit motto, “Born of War,” is derived from the fact that Sixth Army was activated in 1943 following U.S. entry into World War II.)

In January 1945, a new insignia was approved which featured a design similar to the one seen on the ring, except the six-sided star was placed on an olive-drab background. With the introduction of the Class A Green Service uniform in the mid-1950s, the decision was made to change the olive-drab to a color that matched the new uniform more closely.

The Battle of Luzon was a land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., its colony the Philippines, and allies against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory. The Allies had taken control of all strategically and economically important locations of Luzon by March 1945, although pockets of Japanese resistance held out in the mountains until the unconditional surrender of Japan. While not the highest in U.S. casualties, it is the highest net casualty battle U.S. forces fought in World War II, with 192,000 to 217,000 Japanese combatants dead (mostly from starvation and disease), 8,000 American combatants killed, and over 150,000 Filipinos, overwhelmingly civilians who were murdered by Japanese forces, mainly during the Manila massacre of February 1945.

All rings come more than ready for display.