Original U.S. WWII Cherbourg / Cain, France Map Belonging to Sergeant Kenneth E. Vermillion, 959th Field Artillery Battalion Russian Antique Guns It has a lovely cheek

It has a lovely cheek rest carved into the left butt stock

as it did not adhere well to the paint or an attempt was made to remove the decal post war

The landing craft were fitted with rocket launchers to fire grapnels and ropes up the cliffs

Clearly intended as a "Desk item" the side of the silver plated Lamp is engraved:-

The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse

Original U.S. WWII Cherbourg / Cain, France Map Belonging to Sergeant Kenneth E. Vermillion, 959th Field Artillery Battalion Russian Antique Guns It has a lovely cheekOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, well used D Day map of the Cherbourg and Cain areas of France. The map is dated 1943 and has a scale of 1: 250,000. The map belonged to Sergeant Kenneth E. Vermillion of the 959th Field Artillery Battalion. He landed on Omaha Beach after the initial invasion as part of the 1st Army, supported by the 2nd Armored Division and the 29th and 30th infantry divisions. He participated in the capture of