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India – Iona Spencer

Chrome plated Zippo with a British India Silver One Rupee 1944 coin on both side and the owners' name «Iona Spencer» engraved on the front.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

India – Iona Spencer, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

India – Iona Spencer, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

India – Tasmania

Worn Zippo with «Riverside Calif.», «Hobart. Tasmania.» and «Bombay. India.» engraved on the front in an unusual and special make.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1937 - 41
Status:
in collection

India – Tasmania, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1937 - 41, Ansicht 1

India – Tasmania, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1937 - 41, Ansicht 2

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a coin on each side. On the front a British Palestine 2 Mils 1927 coin with the inscription (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين (Palestine in Hebrew, English and Arabic) and a British One Penny coin on the other side.

Model:
five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Israel – Palestine, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Israel – Palestine, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Europe – Bullets

Well worn black crackle Zippo with various places of action and years of service engraved: «England», «Ireland», «France», «Belgium», «Holland» and «Germany» and «42 43 44 45». Version with patent error «203695».

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Europe – Bullets, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

Europe – Bullets, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

Palermo – Chester F. Bragiel

Chester F. Bragiel (3009462) served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2c). In April 1945 he arrived at Oran, Algeria, aboard the stores ship USS Tarazed (AF-13) while assigned to Commander, Eighth Fleet. During the final months of the war in Europe, Allied naval forces operating from North African and Italian ports supported the continuing campaign in the Mediterranean. Palermo, Sicily, liberated by Allied forces in 1943, became an important naval and logistical center for these operations.

Chrome plated Zippo with different engravings: the U.S. Navy cap insignia and the owners name «Chester F. Bragiel» on the front and a horse cart scene with «Palermo – Sicily» on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Palermo – Chester F. Bragiel, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Palermo – Chester F. Bragiel, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Palermo – Chester F. Bragiel, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Palermo – Chester F. Bragiel, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Pisa – J. Burmeister

The bombing of Pisa took place on 31 August 1943, during WWII. Aimed at disabling the city's marshalling yard, it also resulted in heavy damage to the city itself and civilian casualties. Fortunately, the most famous landmarks were left untouched.

Chrome plated Zippo with the owner's name «W^m J. Burmeister» engraved on the front and the «leaning tower» of Pisa along with «Pisa - 1945» on the back.

Model:
five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Pisa – J. Burmeister, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Pisa – J. Burmeister, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Pisa – J. Burmeister, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Pisa – J. Burmeister, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Pisa – B. D. Willis

Pisa was liberated on 2 September by the Fifth United States Army. The tower still leaning as of old, was undamaged in the fight to take the historic city.

Chrome plated Zippo with small U.S. Army Great Seal insignia on the front and the «leaning tower» of Pisa on the other side with the name «B. D. Willis» and «Pisa 1945» engraved.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Pisa – B. D. Willis, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Pisa – B. D. Willis, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Pisa – B. D. Willis, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Rome – Heston Mc Mann

After nine months of bitter combat, on 11 May 1944 the Allies launched operation «Diadem» which was to break through the «Gustav Line» and open the way to Rome. Allied forces and specifically the U.S. Fifth Army liberated Rome in June 1944 and tanks paraded in triumph past Rome's ancient colosseum. Heston M^cMann served in the 803rd Military Police Battalion which was activated 26 December 1942 at Camp Swift, Texas, disembarked at Naples on 3 October 1943 and was ordered to establish Military Police control over the city and port. Later, they served in Anzio, Rome, Civitavecchia, Leghorn, and then back to Naples where the battalion was inactivated 30 June 1946.

Heston M^c Mann used both a chrome plated Zippo as well as a Ronson lighter. Both with various engravings: his name, his service number «32713080», the combat unit «Co. A 803 M.P. Bn.» in which he served, the stations «Oran – Africa», «Naples – Mt. Vesuv» and «Rome» with the Colosseum on the front and the U.S. Army Great Seal insignia, the years «1943» and «1944» and the three camps «Upton, N..Y.», «Swift, Texas» and «Shanks, N.Y.» on the back.

Model:
four barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 4

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 5

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 6

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 7

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 8

Rome – Heston Mc Mann, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 9

Naples – W. Gibson

During the liberation of Italy the main Allied effort centered on the port of Naples. In the city itself, antifascist forces began an uprising, later known as the Four days of Naples, holding out despite continuous German reprisals until the arrival of Allied forces. It took several offensives between January and May 1944 before the 30km front between Monte Cassino and the western seaboard was broken. The American Fifth Army has occupied Rome on 4 June 1944. In the period from June to August 1944, the Allies advanced beyond Rome, taking Florence and closing up on the «Gothic Line».

Chrome plated Zippo with various engravings: three training camps and the port of Naples (incl. active Vesuv) as the scene of the landing in Naples 1944 on the front and important stations on the other side from southern to northern Italy with «Cassino», «Anzio» and «Rome» and further stays with «Algiers», «Oran», «Toulon» and «Marseille».

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Naples – W. Gibson, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Naples – W. Gibson, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Naples – W. Gibson, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Naples – W. Gibson, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Naples – W. Gibson, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Rückseite

Italy – Africa – R. Schweigert

Well worn chrome plated Zippo with owners name «R. Schweigert» engraved together with «Africa 44» and «Italy 44-45».

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Italy – Africa – R. Schweigert, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Italy – Africa – R. Schweigert, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Rückseite

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star

It appears to result from a rare exchange between an American and Soviet soldier during the brief period of their joint march and attack as Allied Forces against the German Reich.

Worn black crackle Zippo with a Soviet Russian Army officers cap badge red star soldered on the front and with the monogram «LK» engraved on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Rückseite

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 5

Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 6

Six Coins – Six Countries

Worn black crackle Zippo with six coins applied: a Russian 15 Kopeks 1939 coin, a German Empire Wilhelm II ½ Mark 1916 and an Irish 3 Pence coin on the front along with a Swiss ½ Franc 1943 coin, a Netherlands 1 Cent and a British King George VI «Lucky» Sixpence 1938 coin on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Six Coins – Six Countries, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Six Coins – Six Countries, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Germany – Trophy Coins

Well worn black crackle Zippo with two silver coins from Germany as a trophy of the U.S. G.I. who owned this lighter and fought against the Nazis: a 5 Reichsmark 1939 coin with Paul von Hindenburg on one side and a 2 Reichsmark 1938 on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Germany – Trophy Coins, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Germany – Trophy Coins, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Germany – Trophy Insignia

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a German 2nd class iron cross 1939 clasp as a trophy of the U.S. G.I. who owned this lighter and fought against the Nazis.

Model:
four barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Germany – Trophy Insignia, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

Germany – Trophy Insignia, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

Guernesey – Liberation 1945

Guernsey, along with the other Channel Islands, was occupied by German forces during WWII. The German occupation of the Channel Islands began in 1940 and lasted until the end of the war in 1945. Guernsey, being one of the Channel Islands, was liberated by the Allies after the German surrender in May 1945. The liberation of Guernsey occurred on May 9, 1945, one day after Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with applied monogram «W L R», metal eagle of the German Kriegsmarine as a trophy of the U.S. G.I. who owned this lighter and fought against the Nazis and a Guernesey 4 Doubles 1945 coin on the front and a United Kingdom One Shilling 1945 coin with Scottish Reverse together with a Swiss 2 Rappen 1941 coin on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Guernesey – Liberation 1945, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Guernesey – Liberation 1945, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Portugal – Ireland

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a Newfoundland 5 Cents 1945 coin and an Irish Half Penny coin on the front and a Portuguese Escudo 1940 coin on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Portugal – Ireland, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

Portugal – Ireland, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

Island – England

Well worn black crackle Zippo with an Island 1 Krona coin, an Island 25 Aurar coin and a British Six Pence 1926 coin on the front and a British Half Penny 1945 coin, a British Half Crown coin and a Island 5 Aurar 1942 coin on the back with an applied half .30 M1 carbine cartridge with bullet on the side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Island – England, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Island – England, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Island – England, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

England – France – Germany

Well worn black crackle Zippo with various coats of arms or crests applied which are engraved with a crown and crest that includes the two Latin words «Coelestia Cano» meaning «I sing of the heavens» on the front and the monogram «G.B» with various small crests on the back. In addition, three places of action are engraved on three sides: «England», «France» and «Germany» together with some ornaments.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

England – France – Germany, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

England – France – Germany, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

England – France – Germany, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 3

England – France – Germany, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 4

England – France – Germany, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 5

England – British Farthing Coin

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a British Farthing 1944 coin. Its name is derived from the Old English word «feorthing», meaning «fourth part», as it originally represented one-quarter of a penny.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

England – British Farthing Coin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

England – British Farthing Coin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

England – George VI Coins

Well worn black crackle Zippo with the reverse of a wartime British George VI Shilling coin and the reverse of a British George VI Sixpence 1943 coin on the front and the obverse of a wartime British George VI Shilling coin along with the obverse of a British George VI Sixpence 1943 coin on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

England – George VI Coins, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

England – George VI Coins, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

London – Captain O. L. Culbert

Captain O. L. Culbert (O-281776) served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during WWII. By 1944 he was stationed in London, England, with the Engineer Section of the U.S. Army's United Kingdom Base organization and later served as Post Engineer for the Central District. Engineer officers such as Culbert were responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of military facilities essential to the Allied war effort. From their headquarters in London they supported the vast logistical network that sustained American forces in Britain and prepared them for operations on the European continent following D-Day.

Chrome plated Zippo with the owner's name «Capt. O. L. Culbert B. E.», his serial number «O-281776» and a place & date «London – 1942-3-4» engraved on the front side and an applied U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insignia on the back side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

London – Captain O. L. Culbert, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

London – Captain O. L. Culbert, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

London – Captain O. L. Culbert, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 3

London – Captain O. L. Culbert, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 4

England – Nelson L. Charles

Chrome plated Zippo with various engravings: the owner's name «Nelson L. Charles», his service number «33234084», «England» as the first place of deployment with the date «July 27th 1943» and the further stays «Liverpool», «Exeter» and «Taunton» on the front and the map of England with the stays on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
sold

England – Nelson L. Charles, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

England – Nelson L. Charles, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin

More than 59,000 American nurses served in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII under fire in field and evacuation hospitals, on hospital trains and ships, and as flight nurses on medical transport planes.

Chrome plated Zippo with various engravings: the name of the nurses «Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin», her service number «N-779069», the date of her arrival in England «OCT. 17th. '43» and the insignia of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps on one side and the map of England with all related or important city names.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Lt. Nelda J. Goodwin, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Le Havre

In 1945, several U.S. Army hospitals were active in Le Havre, France, including the 53rd Field Hospital, the 128th Evacuation Hospital, and the 12th General Hospital. These hospitals provided a wide range of medical services, from treating soldiers near the front lines to offering surgical care and long-term rehabilitation. U.S. Army nurses served in all of these hospitals, including many holding the rank of 1st Lieutenant. These nurses, part of the Army Nurse Corps, played crucial roles in patient care and held leadership responsibilities, helping manage medical operations during the later stages of the war.

Chrome plated Zippo with a 1st Lieutenant rank insignia above the U.S. Army Nurse Corps insignia on the front, «Le Havre France, '45» engraved on the back and the owners initials attached on the front side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Le Havre, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Le Havre, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Nurse Corps – Le Havre, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

U.S. Army Dental Corps – Insignia

Chrome plated Zippo with a U.S. Army Dentist Corps insignia on the front.

Model:
five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Dental Corps – Insignia, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

U.S. Army Dental Corps – Insignia, Modell five barrel hinge (fixed after war), round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt. Colonel Jacob Brem

Lt. Colonel Jacob Brem served as Executive Officer in command of the U.S. Army 182d General Hospital, arriving in England in April 1944.

Chrome plated Zippo with a U.S. Army Medical Corps insignia on one side, a Lieutenant Colonel rank insignia on the other side and various engravings on both sides: «Taunton 1944», the owner's monogram «JB» and his service number «O-285742».

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt. Colonel Jacob Brem, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Colonel

The caduceus was formally adopted by the Medical Department of the United States Army in 1902 and was added to the uniforms of Army Medical officers.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a U.S. Army officers collar insignia and a U.S. Army Medical Corps insignia on one side and a Lieutenant Colonel rank insignia on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Colonel, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Colonel, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Medical Corps – 91st General Hospital

The 91st General Hospital was activated on 20 June 1943 at Schick Hospital, Clinton, Iowa. After training 13 March 1944, the organization embarked with destination the European theater. First moved to the United Kingdom, later reached Le Havre harbor on 26 September 1945. The bulk of the organization took up temporary quarters at Camp Philip Morris (one of the Cigarette Camps around Le Havre) to await the final transportation to Liège, Belgium. The organization was equipped with 1,000 beds, which could be expanded to 2,000 beds and was equipped with 55 officers, 1 staff sergeant, 83 nurses, 450 soldiers and 20 trucks and 8 trailers.

Chrome plated Zippo with the name of the owner «Gene C. Tanner», his unit «91st Gen. Hosp. U.S.A.» on the front and the period of service «1944-46» together with the countries of service «England», «France» and «Belgium» engraved on the back. The style of engraving is the same as on the following Zippo of Lt. Col. Philip Baxter, who also served in the 91st General Hospital in Liège, Belgium.

Model:
three barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Medical Corps – 91st General Hospital, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

U.S. Army Medical Corps – 91st General Hospital, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Col. Philip Baxter

In order to furnish as near to the front lines as possible, a higher type of medical treatment than first aid or emergency medical care, hospitals, either «fixed» or designed for easy movement, «mobile» hospitals were established. Mobile hospitals, such as surgical, evacuation, and convalescent hospitals were usually assigned to Field Divisions and Armies. Lt. Colonel Philip Baxter served in four «fixed» General Hospitals: 187th (Everleigh), 177th (Le Mans), 15th and 91st (Liège) where he assumed command on 17 October 1945.

Chrome plated Zippo with the owner's name «Philip Baxter» engraved on the top of the lid and all the General Hospitals he served in mentioned on both sides along with a Lieutenant Colonel rank insignia on the front and a British Half Penny 1937 coin on the back. The style of engraving is the same as on the previous Zippo of Gene C. Tanner, who also served in the 91st General Hospital in Liège, Belgium.

Model:
three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Col. Philip Baxter, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Col. Philip Baxter, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

U.S. Army Medical Corps – Lt Col. Philip Baxter, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 3

U.S. Army 52nd Medical Battalion

First deployed to a combat zone during WWII, the U.S 52nd Medical Battalion took part in seven campaigns, with three in Italy, two in France, and one each in Germany and Central Europe. During the invasion of Southern France it was assigned to the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. The Battalion was assigned to operate an evacuation holding hospital at Istres, which grew to a 1,000-bed facility with a turnover of some 600 patients per day.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with an applied distinctive unit insignia of the U.S. 52nd Medical Battalion along with a Swastika HJ emblem as a trophy of the U.S. G.I., who owned this lighter and fought against the Nazis, on one side and a 1914 German iron cross medal along with three crossed swords from ribbon bar on the other side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection