Lot no. 131
Brown leather US card case with flap fastening tab. Made by Durhill. Name inscription reads Oscar Campbell 101st Airborne 501st Parachute Infantry. According to the seller's research this is Oscar Campbell of the 501st PIR 101st Airborne Easy Company wounded in Belgium on 3 January 1945. A relic map of France is attached with illegible handwritten markings. Note some wear and patina to the piece. condition II+. According to the seller's information this map holder comes from Bizory. North-west of the village of Bizory, other American troops of the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne Division were also active, entrenched in and around the Bois Jacques, where very intense fighting took place. The railway line between Bastogne and Bourcy served as a natural dividing line between the defensive sectors of the 506th and 501st PIR. The inhabitants of the village of Bizory, who remained there during the fighting, were greatly affected by these events. Several families had to take refuge in their cellars or flee to Bastogne to escape death. During the fighting in the area, it is thought that a building near the village of Bizory was used as an advance dressing station by the 101st Airborne Division to treat many wounded soldiers from both sides. US brown leather map case with flap fastening strap still present. Made by Durhill. A name inscription reads Oscar Campbell 101st Airborne 501st Parachute Infantry. According to the seller's research, this refers to Oscar Campbell of the 501st PIR 101st Airborne Easy Company, wounded in Belgium on January 3, 1945. A relic fragment of a map of France is included, with illegible handwritten markings. Note some wear and a patina on the item. Condition rated as II+. According to the seller, this map case comes from Bizory. Northwest of the village of Bizory, other American troops from the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne Division were also active, entrenched in and around Bois Jacques, where very intense fighting occurred. The railway line between Bastogne and Bourcy served as a natural boundary between the defensive sectors of the 506th and 501st PIR. The inhabitants of Bizory, who remained in the village during the fighting, were deeply affected by these events. Several families had to take refuge in their cellars or flee to Bastogne to escape death. During the battles in the area, it is believed that a building near the village of Bizory was used as an advanced aid station by the 101st Airborne Division to treat many wounded soldiers from both sides.
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About the sale06/21/2025
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Militaria Collection by Jean Marie Krzywanski dedicated to the Battle of Bastogne 1944-1945
6600 Bastogne - Belgium
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