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The Men and the Banner
Cannon Company
358th Infantry
90th Division
The Men and the Banner
Cannon Company, 358th Infantry, 90th Division - known as 'Tough Ombres' - fought in the European theater during World War II. The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. We believe they signed their names on it before sending it to the widow of a fallen comrade, Maurice "Pete" Henrichsen, killed in action in Luxembourg on 16 January 1945.
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While digging through her late mother's Wessington Springs home, Gigi Hickey came across a shocking piece of World War II history. Tucked away in the dark corners of a trunk stored by her mother, Georgia Henrichsen, Hickey discovered a black 105mm Howitzer canister. What she found upon opening the canister's lid was an unsettling spoil of war that hadn't seen the light of day for nearly 70 years.
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