Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping Category_MG 42 Mounts The Cross was instituted after

The Cross was instituted after the end of WW1 by the Prussian Veteran's Association

There is a name written in heavy pencil along the underside the the rim that reads:

which remained in service up to the end of 1930s

These are known as Mermite Tactical Military Coolers that first began production in the 1960s and were manufactured and used through the 1990s

used during WWII

Original U.S. WWII 3051st Engineer Combat Battalion D-Day Invasion Named Grouping Category_MG 42 Mounts The Cross was instituted afterOriginal 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