During WWII the United States Army and Army Air Force grew from a domestic force of 1,400,000 personnel in 1941 into a global force of over 8,300,000 by 1945. Correspondingly this WWII U.S. Military Grouping contains flags from the period; indulging national flags, unit colors, corps flags, guidons and ephemera.
Perhaps the most poignant artifact in the WWII Military Grouping is the co-pilots log from the B-29 Enola Gay, for August 6, 1945, annotated by Captain Paul Lewis, USAAF, who notably recorded on page 9 "My God what have we done."
Hiroshima associated artifacts are the "omega"of U.S. World War II collectibles. (NB: Please see the following Grouping for the "alpha"Â of U.S. WWII collectibles, a 48 star U.S. flag recovered from the sunken USS Arizona (BB-39).
Of interest in the Grouping are artifacts and flags pertaining to some of the most famous military operation of the conflict; Operation Torch, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the Central Europe Campaign and the Invasion of Germany as well as the Air war over Germany and Japan.
Item Ref | Item Name | Sub-Collection | |
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ZFC0290 | U.S. 75 Ranger Guidon, 1941-1945 | U.S. Army Ranger museum |
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ZFC0354 | U.S. Army Co. L, 139th Infantry Guidon | U.S. Army Ranger museum |
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ZFC3764 | 86th Combat Engineers Battalion Color WWII | U.S. Military |
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ZFC3284 | US // Operation Torch / Proclaimation - N. Africa | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC1009 | United States Army // Signal Flag Kit / WWII | U.S. Military |
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ZFC0243 | U.S. Army Geneva Convention Ambulance Flag. | U.S. Military |
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ZFC3595 | U.S. 48 Star Funeral Flag 23rd Infantry, WWII. | U.S. Military |
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ZFC0817 | United States // 48 Star // Storm-Interment Flag | U.S. Military |
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ZFC0850 | United States // 48 Stars // WWII | U.S. 48 Star Flags |
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ZFC1366 | United States // 48 Stars / WWII Era Flag | U.S. Army Ranger museum |
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ZFC1369 | United States // 48 stars | U.S. Army Ranger museum |
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ZFC1368 | United States // 48 stars | U.S. Army Ranger museum |
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ZFC3415 | US Army // Transportation Corps / Vessel Flag | U.S. Military |
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ZFC3301 | US // Officers Visor Cap - Tan Cover / Gen. Hesket | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3302 | US // Officers Overcoat / Gen. Hesketh | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3303 | US // Officers Overcoat liner / Gen. Hesketh | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3312 | US // AAF Map / Wissembourg - 1944 | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3313 | US // AAF Map / Walchern-Amsterdam - 1944 | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3314 | US // AAF Map / Kassel - 1944 | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3315 | US // AAF Map / Wegberg - 1944 | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3319 | US // 3rd Army / Nancy Liberation Programme | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3317 | US // 3rd Army Final Report / Poster | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC3461 | US // Personal Combat Photos / WWII | PHOTOS |
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ZFC3460 | US // Personal Combat Photos / WWII | PHOTOS |
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ZFC1950 | U.S. Bastogne "Nuts" Octagonal Brass Plaque. | Flag related items |
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ZFC1944 | United States // Army / Good Conduct Medal (set) | Artifacts not flags |
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ZFC3300 | US // Officers Service Uniform / Gen. Hesketh | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |
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ZFC0450 | Rover Boys Express - Ray 'Hap' Halloran B-29 | Artifacts not flags |
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ZFC0455 | US // WWII Combat Knife / 1943 | Edged Weapons |
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ZFC3273 | U.S. Operation torch - Armband & Proclamation. | Zaricor Reserve List |
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ZFC0523 | U.S. Military Canteen // WWII | Artifacts not flags |
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ZFC0534 | U.S. Army // Chevrons / WWII | Artifacts not flags |
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ZFC3324 | US Army // Ammo Can / contained ZFC3323 | Jim Mountain Military Historical Sub-collection |