Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping French Edged Weapons Technician 3rd Grade Chevrons

Technician 3rd Grade Chevrons

The war ended with the "Don Cossacks" on the wrong side and Stalin then proceeded to exterminate all he could lay his hands on

23 October 1944

Military style stock with two barrel bands and checkered steel butt plate making this a very fine example of an extremely hard to find antique gun

Reverse of back impressed with serial number 19539

Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping French Edged Weapons Technician 3rd Grade ChevronsOriginal Item: One of a kind. Private George Thomas was a member of A Company of the 3051st Combat Engineer Battalion who landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion on D Day (June 6th, 1944) and fought through the duration of the war in some of the most famous battles under the 82nd Engineer Division including St. Lo, AAchen, Battle of the Bulge and more. Below is an interview with a fellow Battalion member of Thomas's, a solider name Harry