Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Captured Japanese Canteen Personalized by Roland Dobbs, Air Transport Command, As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 348 British Field Gear which in this case is

which in this case is the 17th Airborne Division

with attached handles

however the original plating has worn mostly away

Most likely a small banner used to hang in camp so the command would know where communications was at any given moment

Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Captured Japanese Canteen Personalized by Roland Dobbs, Air Transport Command, As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 348 British Field Gear which in this case isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the