WW II-83rd Infantry in Normandy TB

This travel bug has the modest goal to circulate more than five years and to be moved by at least 25 cachers.  As of 18-Oct-19 it had survived for 6.9 years but it had been moved by only 21 cachers. How far can it get?  Keep it moving!

Please drop it in rural OR Premium Member Only caches.  Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event where there is no security.  Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items.  Otherwise, take the travel bug anywhere you wish.  No permission is needed to leave the U.S.

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Replica Shoulder Patch. This travel bug is one of several made to recognize the US Army Divisions that fought in Normandy and elsewhere in France in 1944. In the summer of 2012 the travel bug owner activated, dipped, then, in October, took the travel bugs to Normandy beaches, towns, museums and the American cemetery above Omaha Beach. Some of the bugs were released in France, but most were brought back to the states to be put into circulation.
  
The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944.  After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan.  Taking the offensive, the 83rd reached the St. Lo-Periers Road, 25 July, and advanced 8 miles against strong opposition as the Normandy campaign ended.  Then elements of the division took Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard and approached the heavily fortified area protecting St. Malo.  Intense fighting reduced enemy strong points and a combined attack against the Citadel Fortress of St. Servan caused its surrender.  The main body of the division concentrated south of Rennes for patrolling and reconnaissance activities.  On 16 September 1944, the only surrender of a German Major General to US-troops occurred.  A total of 18,850 men and 754 officers at the Loire bridge of Beaugency were taken prisoner.
 
The division patch was black felt triangle with a yellow symbol in the middle.  The symbol is comprised of the letters of the word "Ohio" superimposed on each other.  In WWII it was known as the "Thunderbolt Division" as well as the "Ohio Division."