WW2 US FORCES EU. THEATER CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE 25 CALIBER PISTOL

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WW2 US FORCES EUROPEAN THEATER CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE 25 CALIBER PISTOL
Partially printed official certificate with official seal of the " Headquarters United States Forces European Theater " for captured enemy equipment.
Completed September 13,1945 for a WW2 era Enemy (German) pistol :
Pistol 25 (Cal.) with the serial number 24849 for
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Eugene W. Smith
( *
Eugene Walters Smith)
signed by A.F. Tralus 1st Lieut. 210th R (
A
rtillery).
Condition is very fine with light spots, fold lines and wear to the edges not affecting the content.
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Eugene W. Smith (
Eugene Walters Smith )
member of the The
809th Field Artillery Battalion was activated and assigned to General George Patton’s 3rd Army.
The Battalion contained about 1000 men divided into four Batteries. The four Batteries were listed as A, B, C, and D referred to as Able, Baker, Charlie and Dog. There were 16 Howitzer guns in a Battalion, each Battery had four Howitzer guns and four Track Prime Movers.
They left the USA on a British Ship convoy for England; it took approximately 14 days. Three months later their artillery landed in Southampton, England. Their quipment was checked and then loaded on a ship to cross the English Channel to France; landing in France on December 18, 1944. Ordered to go to the First Army in Belgium, They moved out immediately reaching the Germany border Christmas Eve 1944; and began firing on the Germany target on Christmas Day.  They found ourselves firing in a 360-degree circle, indicating we were in a pocket of the Battle of the Bulge.  They were ordered to pack-up and retreat. They managed to get out. General Patton’s 3rd Army was coming to help the 101st Air Borne, also known as “The Band of Brothers”.  At Bastogne they were assigned to General Patton’s 3rd and the 809th Field Artillery Battalion and remained in combat with them up until May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). The 809th Field Artillery Battalion received three battle stars; THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE BATTLE OF CENTRAL EUROPE, and THE BATTLE OF THE RHINELAND.