I'm looking for shrapnel

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Jason Fry

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I need a piece of iron/steel shrapnel or other steel item from either Okinawa or Omaha Beach.

Will end up in Damascus on a Battleship Texas knife, or perhaps as a guard if the shape is right.
 
For this one I have steel and blade steel from the Texas as well as Texas deck wood. Tx shelled heavily at Omaha and Okinawa.
 
Might be a minute, but we are scheduled to hit Okinawa next month. Let me ask a friend in the 31st MEU if they can find some. With COVID limitations it is difficult to get to the beach.
 
navman said:
Might be a minute, but we are scheduled to hit Okinawa next month. Let me ask a friend in the 31st MEU if they can find some. With COVID limitations it is difficult to get to the beach.
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I don’t even care if it’s off the beach or not, the ship blew up that whole place, LOL
 
I have some of my Dad's WW2 stuff. His sewing kit, some of his medical stuff, ... and a silver Boatswain's whistle on a braided cord lanyard. He always kept the whistle on the top of his dresser. I couldn't figure out why he had the whistle, since he was a Corpsman, so I asked him one day before he passed away. He said when he was at sea during the war he always wore it on his neck. If his ship wend down he would have it as a signaling device to attract boats searching for survivors. He said it was sort of his good luck charm. Luckily, he never needed it. It is in the display cases in the new shop now along with stuff from the Civil to WW2.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
I have some of my Dad's WW2 stuff. His sewing kit, some of his medical stuff, ... and a silver Boatswain's whistle on a braided cord lanyard. He always kept the whistle on the top of his dresser. I couldn't figure out why he had the whistle, since he was a Corpsman, so I asked him one day before he passed away. He said when he was at sea during the war he always wore it on his neck. If his ship wend down he would have it as a signaling device to attract boats searching for survivors. He said it was sort of his good luck charm. Luckily, he never needed it. It is in the display cases in the new shop now along with stuff from the Civil to WW2.
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I still see some WW2 vets as patients. I wish all these stories were written down. Once all these amazing people pass, their stories will be lost. It's a real tragedy. So much to learn from them.
 
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