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A WWII M-1 Garand bayonet with brass knuckles. This altered weapon was carried on D-Day by Thomas Mulhollad of he 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. Mulholland was a parachute rigger. Parachute riggers packed and maintained parachutes and also equipment, they came up with creative alterations for equipment. Note the scabbard is also very altered and his name and service number on the friction tape. Here is a great examples of what a good rigger could do. A very interesting D-Day carried weapon. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #DDayWWII #WWIIParaTrooper #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

On exhibit at The Gettysburg Museum of History. A piece of the couch Adolf Hitler killed himself on, stained with his blood. The piece of the couch was taken by United States Army Colonel Roswell P. Rosengren, who served during most of the Second World War as Public Information Officer for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. After Hitler’s suicide, Rosengren and a few fellow American officers were let into the infamous bunker by the Soviet forces, which controlled that portion of Berlin. Rosengren used the opportunity to take a section of the couch, along with a few other items from the bunker. For more please see: https://www.gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com/portfolio/8443/ Press release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11805262.htm #HitlerDead #WWII #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory #HitlerDeathCouch

President and Mrs. Coolidge at Gettysburg 5/30/28. Original photo from The Gettysburg Museum Of History archives. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #PresidentCoolidgeGettysburg #GettysburgFromTheArchives #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

A group of tourist at Devil's Den Gettysburg Battlefield circa 1920's. Note the Licensed Battlefield Guide in the lower left with cap on. Original unpublished photo from the Gettysburg Museum Of History archives. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #DevilsDen #GettysburgLicensedBattleFieldGuide #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

Gettysburg Museum Of History Curator Erik Dorr interviewed by Patriot Preservation host Ryan Lowry about WWII US Airborne and Easy Company.

An original WWII German Paratrooper Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger "gravity knife". This knife was captured by U.S. Paratrooper Richard Hoover from C Company 1/506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne. German Paratrooper "gravity knives" worked by releasing a lever on the side an allowing gravity to drop the blade out. This so a Paratrooper could operate it one handed if his lines were tangled during a jump or landing. The U.S. 101st Airborne trooper who captured it carved 'U.S." and the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle head into the knife handle. His name is also scratched into the blade. The last photos are Dick Hoover. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #101stAirborne #506PIR #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory #GermanGravityKnife

Original photo of Civil War Veterans and family members from Indiana at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. Photo from The Gettysburg Museum of History archives. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #1913GettysburgReunion #CivilWarVeterans #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

102 years ago today, these poppies were picked and dried from Flanders field in Europe. An amazing relic from armistice day 11/11/18 www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #VeteransDay #FlandersField #Armistice #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

Thank you Veterans. The Gettysburg Museum Of History would like to thank you for your service and preserving our freedom. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #thankyouforyourservice #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

In 1922 Col. Smedley Butler marched the Garrison of Marines from Quantico, Virginia to Gettysburg for training exercises. One of those Marines was Private Russell Lerch, he kept a detailed diary of his experiences and also 2 of the camp tent pegs.This grouping belonged to Lerch. He is also pictured with his comrades in this photo taken at Devil's Den. The U.S. Marine camp was in front of the Virginia monument on the battlefield. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #USMarinesGettysburg #GettysburgFromTheArchives #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory

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On exhibit at The Gettysburg Museum of History. A Japanese sword picked up on Mount Suribachi during the flag raising on Iwo Jima. U.S. Marine Frank Rohacek was part of the party who was with Joe Rosenthal who photographed the flag raising. He was one of the snipers who covered the flag raisers. Frank Rohacek picked up this sword during the trek up the mount. Rohaceck rode in a parade with flag raiser Rene Gagnon as pictured. The sword went through a flood and it damaged the blade and handle. A fascinating artifact from one of the most memorable events of WWII. www.GettysburgMuseumOfHistory.com #IwoJima #USMarines #GettysburgMuseumOfHistory