Informative Souvenir KM Flag - 4th Armored Div capture
Got this flag directly from the daughter-in-law of the vet (Sgt. Frank Shea) who brought it back. It has quite a lot of info written on it, including the names of the G.I.s and officers and places they've been. Unfortunately it must have gotten wet at some time while it was folded because some of the words bled over on the other side. Regardless, it is still a fascinating piece of history.
Wow! Great souvenir and piece of history. It would be time consuming but would be interesting to compile info on the soldiers who signed it.
Tom
If anybody is interested, I have compiled a list of names on the flag. The handwriting on the flag looks like it is from the same person, Sgi. Shea I presume.
51st ARMORED INFANTRY BN. 4TH ARMORED DIVISION
PINE CAMP N.Y. – CAMP FORREST TENN. – CAMP IBIS CALIF. - CAMP BOWIE TEXAS
LEFT SIDE OF FLAG
Battalions (upper left)
C.G. MAJ. GEN. JOHN S. WOOD.
C.C.A.
51ST A. I. BN.
53RD A. I. BN.
10TH A. I. BN.
8TH TK. BN.
35TH TK. BN.
37TH TK. BN.
22ND F. A. BN.
66TH F. A. BN.
94TH F. A. BN.
24TH ENG. BN.
144TH SIG. BN.
46TH MED. BN.
126TH ORD. MAINT. BN.
DIVISION TRAINS
25TH CALVARY
SERVICE CO
FORT DIX N.J.
ENGLAND FRANCE-BELGIUM
R. J. SCOTT MASS.
R. PHELPS ARK.
C. SAMPLE OHIO
S. LISSY MO.
C. KING N.Y.
F. WETZEL PA.
F. WHEELER N.Y.
E. TESKE MICH. CAPT. J.J. NALLY N.Y.
N. SHANNON VT. CAPT. R. BARSTOW MICH.
F. VENERE PA. LT. JESSE PARISH TEXAS
C. ROTHENBERGER PA. CAPT. E. MULLINS N.D.
M. ST. DENNIS MASS. LT. HAROLD HOLDEN CONN.
J. SIEGMUND MO. LT. LUTENBERGER MICH.
J. KLEIN 0HIO Cwo. J. O’CONNER MASS.
J. DIXON IND. Cwo. H. STALEY
J. WEIMER KY. LT. BRUHL
R. EMILETA CONN.
J. MOCNY N.Y.
A. DEMARINO PA.
F. BRIGANTE N.Y.
ZWYCEWICZ B’KLYN
RIGHT SIDE OF FLAG
REST IN PEACE (upper right)
SGT. KAZ KAZLOWSKI
COL. LOUIS STOREK
mr SGT. HARRY SAVAGE
LT. COL. ALFRED MAYBACH
CAPT. WILLIAM CRANE
T/SGT. WILLIAM SMITH
3RD ARMY
CAMP MYLES STANDISH MASS
LUXEMBURG-GERMANY CZECHOSLOVAKIA
MIKE LAPINSKI N.H. BN. MAINT-TRANS.
LUKE KRAFT PA. FRANK MULLHALL N.Y.
*FRANK SHEA N.Y. TOM MURPHY N.Y.
JAKE MYERS MO. LAW MASON VT.
HAROLD RANDALL MASS. ROBT. ROACH IND.
CARL OSTROFF PA. JOHN MILYARD MD.
JAMES HARDISON N.C. JOHN CARNEVALE N.Y.
MIKE PALLISON PA. BOB NELSON N.J.
JOHN BURCHOR N.Y. BEN. GITHERMAN K.Y.
CARL HENRY W.VA. EM. SANTOS N.Y.
MIKE PARACI TEXAS JOHN MANSFIELD N.Y.
LEO WANGER IOWA ARNOLD HEMENWAY MASS.
TOM FENTON MO. JOHN THOMSON PA.
JOHN WILCOX WIS. WM. SAJDAK N.Y.
LALAN ATKINS IND. JOE. PICKENSTEIN OHIO
ARTHUR CAVASOS TEXAS SAM. LAORIA N.Y.
CHARLES PRAIZNER PA. MIKE SCHRAMECK P.A.
WILLIAM ARAZIAN N.Y. STEVE DZVELSKI N.J.
MARVIN JONES K.Y. HENRY BOONE KY.
ED. GRASSMAN N.J.
A. BERTOCCI N.J.
GEO. ANDREWS N.Y.
AL. OLIVER TEXAS
AL. KRUEGAR N.Y.
BOB DEEK PA.
JIM. NOLAN N.Y.
JOHN O’CONNOR IOWA
HAROLD BRAN N.Y.
HAROLD CHRISTIE CAL.
Middle of flag around the SWASTIKA
MAJOR PLACES
NORMANDY – RAIDS
UTAH BEACH
JULY 14, 1944
CENTRAL FRANCE
SAAR VALLEY ALSACE-LORRAINE
BASTONGE
RELIEVED DEC. 27, 1944
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION
CENTRAL GERMANY
RHINE
(also numerous other places written around the swastika)
Looks like a Divisional chronicle flag, possibly done for a reunion.
I say chronicle, because it appears to be in the same hand as opposed to a group of different individual signatures.
Very Cool! ......and an excellent archival reference.
So it's a Divisional Chronicle flag. That makes sense. I did not know how to describe it or what its purpose was.
This is a wonderful bring back item..
Smitty
It's that good it should be in a Museum, so future generations can see it.
A pleasure to look at it Pablo, thanks for sharing the pictures mate.
I have already seen this flag via someone else... what is noticeable is this... the flag doesn't have signatures, but a list of people written by someone assuming it was a vet.... "one" persons's handwriting. That being said this is completely different from one that has been "signed" by a group of soldiers. So this is more like "trench art", instead of the typical unit signed captured flag.
Nice flag with so many names... My armband only has two (and I only can read one of them)
Best, Jan
fbeaty nailed it, still a nice piece though !
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