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WWII Painted Wooden Plate Portrait of a US Soldier from the 774th Tank Battalion
$ 208.56
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Rare & very decorative WWII wooden painted plate portrait of a soldier from the 774th Tank Battalion.The plate measures 10 1/4 inches wide and is named to the reverse Rudy Voelkel Bad Aibling Haus Brunauer Germany Bavaria 1946.
The plate is in remarkable condition having the soldier proudly wearing the 774th patch on his shoulder.
Activated on 15 December, 1941, debarked at Utah Beach on 7 August 1944. Joined fighting around Argentan. Participated in fighting around Metz starting in September. Fought along the Saar in December and then joined rush north to the Ardennes. Converted to the M36 in late February 1945. Drove to the Rhine in March. Held Rhine west of the Ruhr Pocket in April, then took on military government duties. Attached to: 7th Armored Division; 5th, 80th, 90th, 94th, 95th Infantry divisions; 43d Cavalry Group.
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