Description: At DiligentiaGraphs our focus is to source out the best, authentic items and give you expedient and just service. Our goal is to deliver a five-star experience through prompt shipping and communication. Thank you for viewing our auction and feel free to ask any questions. The items for sale are to honor the veterans who served our nation and to expose their stories which might otherwise be lesser known. Hand signed 4x6 inch photo by World War II vets, Ed Shames and Frank Soboleski. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Shames enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 25, 1942. He read about and applied for duty with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was sent to Toccoa, Georgia for training, starting as a private in I Company, 3rd Battalion of the 506th. In England, Shames was promoted to Operations Sergeant. He built the sand tables the airborne unit used in planning the airdrop into Normandy. Shames made his first combat jump into Normandy on D-Day as part of Operation Overlord. On 13 June 1944, he received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant, although the formal commission was completed in England. He was the first NCO in the Third Battalion to receive such a commission in Normandy. He was transferred to Easy Company and took charge of its third platoon. Shames fought with Easy Company in Operation Market Garden and volunteered for Operation Pegasus led by Frederick Heyliger. He was wounded once in his left leg during the campaigns. He then fought with the rest of E Company in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In Foy, Shames and Paul Rogers knocked out a German tank with a bazooka. In Germany, he saw some of the concentration camps in which the Germans imprisoned and murdered Europe's Jews and, like many American soldiers, was deeply affected. During the exploration of Eagle's Nest, Shames found a supply of cognac labeled "for the Fuehrer's use only." He later used it to toast his oldest son's Bar Mitzvah. About Sgt. Soboleski: Frank was born on June the 18th 1925 at International Falls . He was born and raised on a farm and he had eight sisters and brothers. His father was from Poland and his mother was from Austria . Now they where farmers in the North of Minnesota. Frank was the oldest child of the family Soboleski. He enlisted in the Army in August 1943. Frank wanted to become a Paratrooper and do the training at Fort Benning, Georgia . He wanted to become a hard trained soldier because he wanted to be prepared and to save his live in combat. After his training at Fort Benning he went to Fort McClellan , then he went to Camp Shanks wich was the port of debarkation to Europe . From there on he went to Aldbourne with the rest of 2 nd Battalion 506 th PIR. He Jumped in to Normandy and Holland during Market Garden and landed in Nymegen. You could hear artillery, machine guns, you could hear everything. A lot of people never made it to the ground. After Market Garden he went to Mourmelon where they got some rest for a short while. In December 1944, Pvt. Frank Soboleski, of the 101st Airborne Division was fighting for his life in the Battle of the Bulge near Bastogne , Belgium . By his side was his "foxhole buddy" Pvt. Herb Suerth . After Bastogne he went to Hagenau, a place in eastern France near the German border. Frank went all the way with E-co to Berchtesgarden. Frank was discharged in the beginning of 1946. Shipping is done within 24 hours of received payment. We ship our items in 6X9 envelopes, sent first class with tracking and well packed. We do our best to accommodate special shipping requests as needed. We do accept returns within 14 days that has been communicated and approved. We have a 15% fee on items that are restocked and do pay for return shipping. Refunds are given once items are returned in original condition. On all of our sold items we donate a percentage of profits to the Wounded Warrior project and to World War II museum in New Orleans, LA.
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Mosheim, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-10-15T03:06:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.43 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Military
Signed by: Ed Shames
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Original/Reproduction: Original
