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1/2 liter US Army Cold War Stein named to CWO Thomas G. Beasley assigned to 4th Transportation Battalion, Ludwigsburg, Germany. The stein was decorated by Werner P. Schwertfeger, WPS "Ace" Trophy Sv., Asperg/Wttbg./Germany, Phone Ludwigsburg 6656.
The central scene is a version of the city crest of Ludwigsburg. The right side scene is of the Ludwigsburg Castle and the left side scene is the insignia of the Transportation Command. The final is of a 2 1/2 ton, M35 cargo truck. The thumblift appears to be a version of the Baden-Wuerttemberg lion.
The 4th Transportation Battalion traces its history to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Quartermaster Troop Transport Battalion which was constituted on April 8, 1943. The unit arrived in Scotland in 1944 in preparation for Operation Overlord. All six companies of the unit landed at Utah Beach between D+1 and D+10. The unit participated in the Red Ball Express and had distinguished service during WWII and was awarded five battle streamers for the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. In 1946 the unit was converted to the Transportation Corps and redesignated as the 4th Transportation Corp Truck Battalion and in 1947 placed in an inactivated status. The unit was activated in 1949 for about one year at Okinawa. On November 20, 1950, the unit was once again activated at Fort Eustis, Virginia as HHC, 4th Transportation Truck Battalion where it was assigned until 1956 when the unit was redeployed to Ludwigsburg, Germany to replace the 27th Transportation Battalion. The unit’s main body arrived at Flak Kaserne in the spring and the unit remained at Flak Kaserne until the end of the Cold War.
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Thomas G. Beasley was born on June 1, 1917, in Coats, Harnett Count, NC. He was inducted into the US Army on August 7, 1941. During WWII he attained the rank of 1SG and participated in the New Guinea Campaign. He also served during the Korean War and was ultimately promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3 and retired from the Army on October 31, 1961. He died in Harnett County, NC on May 25, 2000.
Source: Ancestry.com
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| type | stein | material | porcelain |
| producer | other | mold | - |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 1/2 liter | ||
| design date | 1960 |
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