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CRAZY Artifacts at the LARGEST Military Show in the World!!! | American Artifact Episode 23
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2024
- When they named it the "Show of Shows", they weren't kidding. This is the largest military antique show in the world. We had a chance to join Erik Dorr of The Gettysburg Museum of History to take a look at some crazy artifacts that showed up this year and we also picked up a few things ourselves. Also, be sure to watch to the end to see the latest addition to Erik's Easy Company collection. Incredible!
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Never miss an episode JD I comment all the time and you answer questions and chat with everyone great wisdom and knowledge
Seems like an Amazing amount of items ended up back in the U.S. after WW2. I also like the museum s you visit.some mind blowing displays.
I posted on Facebook too - let us know in advance if you're going to the Show of Shows so we can set up a meet n' greet. I was lucky enough to run into Mae and Othais from CnRsenal there!
You absolutely need to do a series of videos on the pacific theater and John Basilone
Thank you for addressing the "fake" issue that plagues these shows. There are several videos on this very subject where many channels go into stunning detail. You can't just be careful, you have to be extremely careful. Again, thank you for addressing this right up front. It gave me a lot of respect toward what you do.
I have a pretty strong opinion about the guys who knowingly push out the fake stuff. I didn't even buy anything at my first show because I was so locked up about whether stuff was real or not. Very important to find people who you can trust.
Glad to see you are a collector as well. It is an honor to be the keeper of historical artifacts! I never tire of looking at such items. I wish they could speak. Thank you for introducing us to people like Erik and Joey. Enjoy Joeys channel very much. Humbling lessons.
His stuff is outstanding.
Love to see so many other people honoring our history. Congratulations on your new additions to your artifact collection….and Erik too.
Thank you kindly!
The Oak Leaves and Swords was the augmentation awarded to a three-time recipient of the Knight's Cross. Receiving both classes of the Iron Cross was a prerequisite for the Knight's Cross, and the medals were reauthorized for every conflict.
JD, show of shows is a bit of a understatement... You and Erik are such a great team. Thanks to History Underground for another fine "history" watch.
Thanks!
That Jacket is amazing. I am a 1st Infantry Vet. I appreciate you saving that history!
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SNAFU DOCS gives me hope. A European youth that appreciates the sacrifice of many, from far away lands to free his country from true tyranny.
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J.D. I gotta tell you I never grow tired of your videos. Almost have Momma talked into redoing the BOB tour with me as a celebration of her birthday ha ha.
Ha! Awesome. Thank you.
I love Joey, how cool you got to meet him!!
Yeah, he’s a heck of a cool guy.
I couldn't help but think of my brother. He would have loved this show. We used to do gun shows and there were memorabilia dealers there. He had quite a nice collection of guns and uniforms from WWII, and mannikins to put them on. There was more than one occasion I would be going downstairs and run into Ralph the Mannikin lurking just around the corner giving me a heart attack. We used to go looking for stuff at a place that used to be in Galveston called Colonel Bubbee's. That guy had 3 floors of all sorts of things from uniforms, patches and such from all over the world to things like shark repellent and dive helmets.
Love the haul you picked up and I want to see the stuff Eric got. I'm also going to be contacting Snafu docs because I need a bit of help with some tracking down on my family. Thanks for those tips!
Like I've expressed before, I am very grateful that you are able to tour all this stuff and show it to me,its a great channel!
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What a interesting day...you said something like "that guy's TH-cam channel puts yours to a shame" idk I've never seen his but I find your voice & ability to tell stories in my opinion makes your You tube channel one of the finest
I had the honor to meet Frank back in 2004 in Norfolk, Virginia reunion. We talked for awhile a very humble, polite man. Talked about when he got shot and what the movie portrayed and what actually happened to him! A great experience for me that I’ll never forget ! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh man, that would have been interesting.
Always an inspiration to see you and Eric doing what you love! Thank you so much for the updates keep up the great great work.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the feature buddy!!
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Erik Door is so full of knowledge
Thank you for your videos. Enjoy them and reading the comments. The community of Military History hobbyists.
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9:27 I am a Google Earth addict and immediately went to the address on the dog tag to view that house. Doesn't look like it has changed much at all from the 1940's.
Queen St. in Pottstown, PA. I've driven by it many times!
Thanks for taking folks to see this show... it was pretty amazing.
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I so wish such a showing would come within a comfortable driving distance from Atlanta, Georgia for an older person who can't get around as well as he once could. I am thankful for the internet and the TH-cam videos that show us what things were all about. The History Traveler and SNAFU DOCS are my favorite go-to videos. It feels so exciting to be in the footsteps of these great fighters that have saved our world from destruction.
It's awesome to see so many people taking care of these historic pieces for all of us to enjoy and learn from. Great video JD.
Couldn't agree more!
The S of S is very nice, but the twice-a-year show in Ciney, Belgium is second to none. La Gleize, Belgium has a huge outdoor show around father's day every year. (At least before Covid.)
I might connect with the Snafu Docs guy. I have a WWII footlocker that I'd like for jim to track down the family.
He or the other Footsteps Researcher crew would be a good contact.
I need to go to this show! I haven’t been to a collectors show in YEARS! Congratulations on your finds!
Thanks!
i have learned a lot from you and these videos man, but this one takes the cake! as a KY native i had no clue this was a show we had here. i am making plans now to try and attend the next one if it comes back! excellent work and presentation my friend, as always!
I immediately know if someone is ignorant about history when they believe someone who has a German WW2 item likes Nazism. I collect German helmets and that hobby started out from my love of WW2 history and when I inherited my uncle's luftwaffe helmet he sent back from France in late 1944 or 1945. He was a medic in the 9th AAC and sent it back as a souvenir among other things.
Believe me.....there are a lot of people who are ignorant about history. Hopefully people are sharing these videos out so that we can all push back on that ignorance just a bit. Thanks for watching.
What a gift from one collector to another! Wow.
Wow J.D., you have absolutely convinced me that the mom n pops local museums are among the best as far as civil war and sorta weirdly the ww2 stuff that you'll see at the Gettysburg history museum. I am very grateful for this. Please keep doing this!
Another one of the biggest shows, is this weekend in Mansfield Ohio, Civil War and WW2, over 800 tables. Could be a great opportunity for an episode, you could also hit the Mansfield Correctional Institution where Shawshank Redemption was filmed.
Oh dang. If I didn't already have plans, I would consider that.
Reading Erik’s book now. Good read.
Awesome!
Great to see what kind of items there are out there. Massive amounts indeed. Great video!
Thanks for watching!
I have that exact same Wrangler flannel from Walmart.
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I’m sure Chris will be VERY envious of that jacket you picked up! Great video JD!
Ha! He'll probably be even more envious of the 3rd Infantry Division jacket that I got on the way out :)
I need to get back one of these days.
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Thank you so much
Thanks...seeing things I love from my living room with a cup of coffee ☕
Our pleasure!
I would be like a kid in a candy shop at that place. Leave all my cash and cards at home lol
Ha! I should have followed that advice.
I am so glad we have as much as we do of items from history still that could have easily been tossed away in past years. The articles speak for themselves.
Too cool, love all the interesting artifacts. Thanks...
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I've been to that show. I live 50 miles north of Louisville. So it used to be a regular thing for me to attend these and gun shows in Louisville. ♥️
WW2 artifacts seem to be booming now. Thanks for a look at some really cool stuff.
Thanks!
That would be an awesome show to check out. Good variety of history to get up close and personal with. Very cool.
Definitely!
JD, for those of us that would want to go to the Show of Shows one day to get some artifacts, can you give us an idea of what the items that you purchased cost? I would do anything for a flag like the one you got but I doubt I'd ever be able to afford it.
Haggling can probably be done. Also historical items vary wildly in price. Ian @Forgotten Weapons does a good series on collecting stuff
My grandson is very interested in helmets from WWII. He also is very knowledgeable a out weapons. My daddy fought in the Pacific and repaired the phones on the battlefield. He was a Tech Sgt II. I have his jacket and only a fee of his medals. I wish I had them along with his commendation letters for volunteering to go into battle fields in place of married soldiers and soldiers with children. I'd love to have a phone like he might have repaired. He passed in 1961 when I was 6 so I never got to talk to him about it. But I'm very proud of him. My uncle John lost his left leg in the war. Thank you for keeping our history alive.
I am in the process of trying tp replace medals that my father earned. He never talked about his time in the war so I never knew that there were medals due. I never saw any or heard of any. I discovered invfo about the 4 or 5 medals that he was awarded when I closely examined his discharge papers for another issue that I had about his service. I contacted my US Congresswoman about it and included a copy of the paperwork. She got back to me to say that she has opened a case with the department of army along with the defense department. It is a time consuming process and has to go through the proper channels but the congresswoman is very confident that the medals will be given to my family. So you should contact your congress person and inquire about getting what your father earned and deserves. Good luck. I thank your father for his service and sacrifice. RIP
Sad thing is I don't have his paperwork. I don't remember seeing them in my mother's trunk where his commendation letters were. I have the trunk now but when she gave it to me it was empty. It's possible she threw them out. I also no longer live in the state where we were from. Would I contact that state? I appreciate what info you can give me. I appreciate your father for his service as well. The things these men saw I'm sure affected them in ways we could never understand.
@@rebeccasciutto2722 I would contact your congress person where you live now. They can direct you in the right direction. In my case I called the local office of my congress woman and they told me what I should do to start the case. I am sure there are ways to get copies of your father's paperwork. Just be prepared to wait because this will take time because everything has to go through channels. Good luck and don't take no for an answer.
Very happy to see you had a good time.
Wow, great stuff brother ! Great show ! Love it !!
Very interesting. Thanks
very interesting stories that will come out of this donation as well love it - can wait for it !!
Pretty amazing.
That dogtag owner was from Queen St. in Pottstown, PA. I know exactly where that house is...crazy!
Nice to see there’s so many items! I would love going to a show like that 😊
It's pretty crazy. I learned a lot while I was there too.
Another great video !!!
Gonna have to connect with SNAFU to see if they have anything related to my great grandfather’s service…great tip JD thanks!
Reach out to Footsteps Researchers, which Joey is apart of. They’re great.
@@TheHistoryUnderground oh fantastic THANK YOU!
Beautiful additions to your collection! You have good taste. I have been to several Civil War shows. It helps to go with a focus. Otherwise, it can be overwhelming.
Ha! I get it. Would love to attend a Civil War show.
@@TheHistoryUnderground It also helps to go without your wife. Ha ha.
Nice one Dudley.
Fun fact!
Jared Frederick, one of the authors of Hang Tough, has a youtube channel called 'Reel History' that does historic breakdowns of history & cultural movies.
Yep! Great channel.
really cool stuff!
Appreciate that!
Very nice purchase of items. Thanks again for a very great episode.
Thanks!
Amazing show! Congrats on your items!
Thanks so much!
JD! Why do you do this to me? I am militaria novice but that show would put me a nerd uphoria. Very cool stuff. Erik is a nerds best friend. Montcalm and Carillon!
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Dude!! I was there can’t believe I didn’t run into you!!
Well, this was filmed last summer so it may have not been that close of a call 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground yeah I try to go every year.... Did you go by Zachary Taylor’s place while you were in town?
@@jasepyle1221 - Nope. Sure didn’t.
I'm gonna save some vacation days to come to that next time.
Have you ever been to Reading, PA in June they have WWII weekend at the reading airport every year . Its one of the biggest air shows on the east coast . I have been going every year since I was a little kid . Its amazing , they have artifacts , reenactments, old WWII planes, Jeeps, tanks , guns . You name it they got it . Its a great place too for people that like to collect , they have merchants on site as well . Id say check it out this year if you havent been to it yet .
Definitely want to come out and check that show out at some point.
I was there at the SOS with my wife this year, I wish that I could have met you.
Outstanding 1st Divison uniform! I collect as many AEF tunics as I possibly can. And still struggle to this day to find a decent 1st Divison to fill my collection. It would've been even more extraordinary if your uniforms left collar disc had the exact Infantry Regiment aswell. Great finds! You have good tastes when it comes to collecting
Thanks! I was pretty pumped. I ended up grabbing a 3rd Infantry Division tunic on my way out the door too :)
Showing your faces more than the exhibition.
Howdy and Guten Morgen, I always love watching your channel. I am really interested in history and in particular WW2 history because I had basically my American grandfather fighting his way through Europe into Nazi Germany and my German grandfather fighting in France against the US troops under General Patton.
Looking forward to more interesting videos.
Stay safe and peace ☮️🕊️🌍🌎🌏
Awesome video my friend. Very cool stuff.
There’s just something handsome about that tunic from the Great War! From a time when uniforms still had style and (dare I say ? ) panache!! A Fantastic get! Good on ya.
I've been watching the channel for a while now, going through each and every video, and one thing puzzles me. How did these soldiers, out in the middle of nowhere, mist of rubble, battle and all that, manage to box up and ship all these artifacts to safely arrive back home? I'm surprised no one shipped a jeep back home - piece by piece! lol
Enjoyed thanks don't know why haven't watched in a while but this episode really caught my eye
Thanks! I've had some people say that they've been involuntarily unsubscribed or that the episodes haven't been popping up in their feed. Glad that you enjoyed it!
Can't wait to go next year! Good haul too!
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Great job, thank you.
enjoyed a lot
No way franks jacket! I live not far from franks current residence. I visited him the few times I'm was near. Cool piece of history
Seriously cool episode JD! Wow I don’t know where to start! Love that you met up with SNAFU Docs there! Cool! That signed flag!!! (I admit I’m jealous of that….) what a cool find!
SNAFU DOCS is top notch. One of my favorite channels.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I love your suggestions ~I follow them on Instagram and love their stuff!
I'm very glad to see both you and Joey together - videos from the two of you are my favorite! Collaboration soon I hope?
Working on it 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground Awesome! Thank you for continously making an effort to produce great content 🙏
looks like a must see military show. if you are back in europe, maybe you can go to the military show in Ciney (Belgium), the biggest in Europe. also a great show to visit.
have fun
Thanks!
Been there many times and there is a lot of stuff to look at.
JD I always enjoy you videos. Last weekend here In Texas we had an air show. Too many planes to mention. But I took my grandson we were allowed to walk in a C-47 like a D Day paratroopers. In the movies it looks bigger I was shocked on how thin the skin was on it. I think a daisy bb would go through it. Thanks for pointing out 42nd Rainbow Division why my father was a part of.
Wow!
Nice video. I've been to the sos show several times. It's great show. I've met Thomas Whittman as well. I watch his unboxing videos every week. Thanks for posting I enjoyed it
I've just come across this channel glad I did ...
I had only heard of the D Day anti-gas treatment on uniforms one other time. An officer from the Canadian Queen's Own Rifles regiment said their landing craft pulled up to Juno beach and he told his men "Follow me!" as he stepped off the landing craft ramp and promptly sank into eight feet of water! He said the soaking made his uniform stiff as a board because of the anti-gas treatment it had received. Virtually everyone who went onshore on D Day got that treatment on their uniforms. Ha, ha! 💥🤔😂👌
Ha! I've actually have some gear with that nasty stuff still on it. It's awful.
@@TheHistoryUnderground He told the story a bit sheepishly. But he could appreciate the humour of the moment and laughed when he told the story! The interview is somewhere here on TH-cam but I couldn't begin to tell you where. Maybe someday when you have a ton of time on your hands you can type Queen's Own Rifles interviews in the Search bar and maybe find it. 😂
Nice video. 👏 Wish our family had kept some surplus my Dad acquired after ww2: wire sound recorder, wired field telephones, big aerial camera. I do still have a signal corps canvas & leather satchel, and a couple of issued bayonets. . . . Today, I have assembled my own extensive collection of ww2 clocks from aircraft & ships.
Wow,that is a huge "meatball" flag. I reckon its probably all silk,as I understand that most all flags and parashoots were made of...before nylon or polyester lol
Awesome. It'd be nice if they had something like that up here in New England.
New England is so full of living history. You don't need a museum. You live in one.
Definitely want to get into French and Indian War stuff.
I've spoken with numerous WW2 combat veterans who told me that these present day collectables were all over the the place during and after battles. The front line guys really didn't bother with these things unless they caught their eye for some reason.
I be to that show I had trip to us buyed some stuff it was really fun can't wait for the next video mate
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I want to go back to Gettysburg!!!!!
I think that the militaria show at Chenee Belgium might be bigger....but it doesn't matter, my wife won't let me close to a militaria show with my credit card!
Love the WW1 helmet! So underrated compared to WW2 helmets. Love the artwork on it
The Big Red 1 WWI patch 👍👍👍👍
I've been twice and each time have come away with some great stuff. Next up is an SD FJ helmet! Fingers crossed🤞🏻. Gotta convince the wife though too 😅
I recommend Helmut Weitze's table as well. He and a colleague of his named Andreas Dorn will educate you in anything you see at their table. I've visited their shop in Hamburg Germany as well. Fantastic artifacts and so much more to see in person in Germany at his shop than he can feasibly bring to the show.
Weize has a good reputation and he is highly reliable. He would not sell a "turkey platter" on his booth, since the germans didn´t eat turkey in the 30s. And AH was vegetarian.
great video. like you guys, I'm very much interested in the events of the past.
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Very nice additions for your collection. Seeing the first 2 items were from the Pacific theater of WWll, is this a hint that there's potential for some Pacific War episodes in the future???
The sunset patch you did not point out is the 41st infantry division. Now it is the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. I was a part of the 41st Infantry Brigade, Oregon Army National Guard.
Yea my mouth was watering…..oh my gosh man. I would not need to take money there…I would go broke
I hear you.
That's a big show. Alot of cool relics. I appreciate u for sharing. Nice video by the way. Take care and god bless. Dave blackburn