My Dad's Anzio Memento: What is it?

[Walt's Daughter]

Answers from some on our list....

 

Although I do collect souvenirs from the Italian campaign, I have never seen this one.

Is it heavy ? From the picture it looks like a paperwight. Could it be made out of schrapnel ?

 

Otherwise that wheel with wings could be a european symbol for army drivers or army railroad.

 

Im, wondering if it may be something commemorative which could have been bought in Anzio after the war.

 

As for the horseshoe, there was some rodeo going on at Anzio, there are even some pictures. Im pretty sure

the horseshoe games also took place.

 

However, this item does not really looks like it is linked to the US Army in Italy.

 

I tried googling anzio 1040 with several different combinations and didnt find anything interesting.

 

Gilles

 

 

I know they didn't have a race track at Anzio and the object certainly could not have been made there. I am going to check out some things. But who is peanuts? Should he/she be on our mailing list?

 

I wrote back to John and said, this is Sandy Lapp and she is on our mailing list. I should have stated that in the first place.