717th Railway Operating Battalion etched soldier's cup

This cup was destined for the metal recycling at a thrift shop, was rescued and given to our Sisters Museum in Sisters, Oregon.

It is a diary and timeline compactly etched into the cup issued by US A Co 1943. 

Etched is the following: 

On the base: Co - A H D B 717th Ry. Opr. Bn 

1943 

  • Oct. 9 Ft. Dix 
  • Oct. 19 Cp. Harahan 
  • Dec. 16 Cp. Scott 

1944 

  • May 2 Cp. Kilmer 
  • May 25 ENGLAND 
  • Sudbury Bury Southampton 
  • Hereford 
  • Longmoor 
  • Sept 1 FRANCE 
  • Cherbourg-Chartres-Paris 
  • Valenciennes - Bohain 
  • BELGIUM 
  • Liege 
  • Sept. 23-29 

1945 

  • Antwerp Dec. 23-Jan 13 '45 
  • Apr 4, 45 GERMANY 
  • Frankfurt Bremen Bad Nauheim 
  • Wesel 
  • HOME

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