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My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Bob Nokes - 01-19-2013 Hi Everyone,
The attached picture shows a memento that was among my father's WWII things. It says Anzio and 1040 within a horseshoe. As you can see, its almost the size of his Seahorse patch. Would anybody out there know what this object symbolizes? I can only guess that it might have something to do with a horse race or horseshoe throwing contest on the Anzio beachhead.
Thanks, Peanuts My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 Hmmm, that's the first time I've seen anything like that. Let's ask our 36th vet friends! My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 I sent this post to everyone on our 36th Email List. Now we await a response. My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Carl Furtado - 01-20-2013 Sorry, have never heard about that one. Maybe John Fallon will come up with an answer for he,r as he and you Marion are the historians of the 36th. Carl My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 Thanks Carl. This looks to be a unique item. Maybe something struck by a member of the unit? Let's see where this goes. My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 Answers from some on our list....
I wrote back to John and said, this is Sandy Lapp and she is on our mailing list. I should have stated that in the first place. My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Peanuts - 01-20-2013 Interesting feedback from Gilles. I've only seen this memento in the photo, which my sister sent. Next phone call, I will ask her what kind of material it's made of. There are tales of GIs staging races with horses from nearby farms. "The Great Stake Race at Anzio Downs" by David Wagner, 39th Combat Engineer, is here: http://www.6thcorpsc...DavidWagner.htm. And the attached photo is from a rodeo on the beachhead. My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 Sandy: I was just going to list the story b David, and you had already done so. GREAT! It's one of my very favorite tales of humor from the war. My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Peanuts - 01-20-2013 Speaking of horses and tales, here's a tall Seahorse tale called the "Legend of the Bit & Reins." My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it? - Walt's Daughter - 01-20-2013 Wow, can't believe I had never read that one before. The title however, did sound familiar. I wonder if I had filed that away with the many docs I have and forgot to read it. What a hoot!
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