Noel 1944 colis US. US Christmas parcel 1944

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Noel 1944 colis US avec emballages et souvenirs conservés par une jeune femme. Véritable capsule temporelle, conservée par une jeune femme prénommée Jacqueline, ce colis de Noël 1944, envoyé au soldat William M. Ball de Knox dans le Tennessee, ASN 34504939, de la 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company / 1171st Engineer Combat Group dans lequel elle a conservé souvenirs, emballages de rations, de chewing gums, cadeaux faits par les soldats américains. Certains emballages portent le prénom Paul, un petit cube de bois est inscrit Tom Gre et Jacqueline avec un cœur transpercé d’une flèche, coupure de journal sur la libération de Liège. Au total 34 pièces, pocket guide France, emballages vides de rations K et D, emballages et étiquettes de chocolat, chewing gum, jus de citron, dentifrice, saumon, fruits et un sachet de valves de chambres à air. Le 610e était rattaché à la 4e SignalCo, 4e division d’infanterie puis à la 101st Airborne, ils ont débarqué en Normandie, le 6 juin 1944. US Christmas parcel from 1944 with original packaging and keepsakes preserved by a young woman. A true time capsule, this 1944 Christmas parcel was kept by a young woman named Jacqueline and originally sent to Private William M. Ball from Knox, Tennessee, ASN 34504939, of the 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company / 1171st Engineer Combat Group. Inside, she carefully preserved various mementos, ration wrappers, chewing gum packaging, and small gifts made by American soldiers. Some wrappers are marked with the name Paul, and a small wooden cube is inscribed with Tom Gre and Jacqueline alongside a heart pierced by an arrow. Included is a newspaper clipping reporting the liberation of Liège. The parcel contains a total of 34 items a Pocket Guide to France, empty K and D ration wrappers, chocolate, chewing gum, lemon juice, toothpaste, salmon, fruit packaging, and a small bag of inner tube valve caps. The 610th was attached to the 4th Signal Company of the 4th Infantry Division, and later to the 101st Airborne. They landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.