My father is a D-Day vet. Dad came ashore on Omaha Beach Sector Dog Green at 0705 hours on June 6th 1944. He was promoted from XO to Company Commander of Co.-B 121st Combat Engineers following D-Day, after the then current commander stepped on a landmine. He remained the companys commander for the duration of the war. He took part in battles in the hedgerows, Vire, St. Lo, Brest, and Julich to name a few places. He was instrumental in the capture of Ft. Montbarey outside of Brest when he and his men breeched the walls of the fort on September 16, 1944. ANyway I have some pictures of the stuff my dad brought home and I thought I'd share them.
Dad during a training exercise for the invasion:
Photo taken in December 1944 or January 1945 probably near Julich.
Falschirmjager helmet he picked up, he doesn't remember where he got it. I have posted more photos of this in the Falschirmjager forum when I was asking about preserving it.
Binoculars from the Submarine pens in Brest:
Sauer 38h:
P-08. He carried this as a personal sidearm for a while. Said the Germans looked at him funny when they saw it.
P-38:
A podium or wall banner he found in a house:
A compass that still works very well:
Dad had more things, but in the past few years he donated some of them to a local museum near his home. Those items included a small battle flag, Hitler Youth knife, a British Commando knife, a compass from a ME-109, and a Deactivated Schu Mine box that had been decorated with a cartoon by one of his men. I hope someday to get those items back, but I doubt it. If anyone can tell me about some of the items above I would like to know the trivia about them. My dad has told me what he remembers about how he came to possess them.
Dad during a training exercise for the invasion:
Photo taken in December 1944 or January 1945 probably near Julich.
Falschirmjager helmet he picked up, he doesn't remember where he got it. I have posted more photos of this in the Falschirmjager forum when I was asking about preserving it.
Binoculars from the Submarine pens in Brest:
Sauer 38h:
P-08. He carried this as a personal sidearm for a while. Said the Germans looked at him funny when they saw it.
P-38:
A podium or wall banner he found in a house:
A compass that still works very well:
Dad had more things, but in the past few years he donated some of them to a local museum near his home. Those items included a small battle flag, Hitler Youth knife, a British Commando knife, a compass from a ME-109, and a Deactivated Schu Mine box that had been decorated with a cartoon by one of his men. I hope someday to get those items back, but I doubt it. If anyone can tell me about some of the items above I would like to know the trivia about them. My dad has told me what he remembers about how he came to possess them.
and it is especially special since your father aquired them all himself. It is all top notch and you are very lucky.
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