Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping French Field Equipment Measuring almost 20” in length

Measuring almost 20” in length around the long side of the curve or 15" from front to back

A fully readable transcribed version in modern English is below (hard copy included)

with the code M7/13

which fired at a rate of about 600 rounds per minute

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Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping French Field Equipment Measuring almost 20” in lengthOriginal Item: One of a kind. Private George Thomas was a member of A Company of the 3051st Combat Engineer Battalion who landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion on D Day (June 6th, 1944) and fought through the duration of the war in some of the most famous battles under the 82nd Engineer Division including St. Lo, AAchen, Battle of the Bulge and more. Below is an interview with a fellow Battalion member of Thomas's, a solider name Harry