Monday, September 27, 2021

Persian Gulf Command Beer Stein - Trench Art

WW2 WAR US ARMY PERSIAN GULF COMMAND PICTORIAL MAP BRASS BEER STEIN, 

This is neat 1940's plated brass beer stein showing a map of the Persian Gulf including, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Soviet Union. Persian Gulf Command was a United States Army operation to have a land supply route open to Russia during World War 2

 More on Persian Gulf Command on this blog HERE

Some units were : 

3rd Military Railway Service (702nd Military Railway Grand Division)

711th Railway Operating Battalion 

730th Railway Operating Battalion 

754th Railway Shop Battalion 

762nd Railway Shop Battalion 

791st Railway Operating Battalion

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