From:Gotica Toscana
Name/Title105mm M14 Type 1 Engraved Shell Case
Bossolo Inciso 105mm M14 Type 1
About this object1944 Dated US WW2 105mm M14 Type 1 Shell Case - This is a unique and historically important memento from World War 2. It is a 105mm shell casing, engraved with notations indicating it was used in the breakthrough of the Gothic Line in Italy in October, 1944 by the 5th Army, and then listing the names and home towns of members of the 135th Medical Composite Platoon.
Bossolo da 105mm M14 Type 1 datato 1944 - Esempio unico di arte da trincea. Il bossolo è inciso con annotazioni indicanti l'uso in Italia nello sfondamento della Linea Gotica nell'ottobre del 1944 dalla 5th Army US. Riporta la lista dei nomi e dei luoghi dei membri del 135th Medical Composite Platoon - 56th EVAC.
The exact wording is as follows:
WITH 5th ARMY
NOCELLETO
FONDI
ANZIO
GROSSETO
PECCIOLI
SCARPERIA
Then to the side of that:
THIS SHELL WAS USED IN THE BREAK-THROUGH OF THE "GOTHIC LINE" IN ITALY October 1944
- - - - - - - - - -
135th MED. COMP. PLAT.
Capt. Harvey J. Kulin - Idpls. IND.
1st Lt. Jack R. Anderson, Kinney, Minn.
S/Sgt. J. Armstrong Miller, Drexel Hill, Pa.
Sgt. Glen M. Snider, Harrison, Ark.
Cpl. Nathan Herman, Brom, N.Y.
T/5 Andrew A. Coppa, Medina, N.Y.
T/5 James M. Griffin, Sylacauga, Ala.
T/5 Charles E. Sachs, Denver, Colo. (Rotation)
Pfc. Claude J. Brown, Osowotomie, Kans.
Pfc. Burl Ketchum, Chicago, Ill.
Pfc. Ben Starkey, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Pfc. Mark P. Praga, Albany, N.Y.
Pvt. Anderson E. Daniel - Atlanta, Ga. (Deceased)
Credit LineCDRS Gotica Toscana onlus
Object TypeOrdnance - Ordigno
Object number00001gto