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Auction archive: Lot number 279

World war II: Battle of Sicily, US American 2nd Battalion, 7th infantry regiment, American Flag.

Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$3,750
Auction archive: Lot number 279

World war II: Battle of Sicily, US American 2nd Battalion, 7th infantry regiment, American Flag.

Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$3,750
Beschreibung:

Recovered from the Battlefield of Favara, Sicily, July 1943. A 48-star American flag, 1140 x 1730 mm. The hoist stenciled, "2nd Batt. 7th INF 3-ID," the flag with a few holes and tears, stained and faded. Provenance: Sold to a collector in the 1970s by a shopkeeper, who, as a child, picked it up from the battlefield of Favara, Sicily. A battle worn American flag, found on the ground or in a rucksac on the battlefield of Favara in Western Sicily. When Patton's forces landed on the coast of western Sicily, he took the coastal town of Licata and planned his armies move north on Palermo. The coastal highway 115 was said to be heavily defended, and there was massed artillery near Agrigento, so the 7th Infantry with the 3rd Ranger battalion was sent inland to attack from the rear. The 2nd battalion 7th Infantry was in Favara by July 15th, and Rangers attacked Hill 333 and the US forces moved west on Agrigento. It is rare to find a piece with the provenance to a battlefield, although obviously this is where much of the momentos of war are recovered.

Auction archive: Lot number 279
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Recovered from the Battlefield of Favara, Sicily, July 1943. A 48-star American flag, 1140 x 1730 mm. The hoist stenciled, "2nd Batt. 7th INF 3-ID," the flag with a few holes and tears, stained and faded. Provenance: Sold to a collector in the 1970s by a shopkeeper, who, as a child, picked it up from the battlefield of Favara, Sicily. A battle worn American flag, found on the ground or in a rucksac on the battlefield of Favara in Western Sicily. When Patton's forces landed on the coast of western Sicily, he took the coastal town of Licata and planned his armies move north on Palermo. The coastal highway 115 was said to be heavily defended, and there was massed artillery near Agrigento, so the 7th Infantry with the 3rd Ranger battalion was sent inland to attack from the rear. The 2nd battalion 7th Infantry was in Favara by July 15th, and Rangers attacked Hill 333 and the US forces moved west on Agrigento. It is rare to find a piece with the provenance to a battlefield, although obviously this is where much of the momentos of war are recovered.

Auction archive: Lot number 279
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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