Original U.S. WWII 579th Bomb Squadron Trench Art Made by Prisoner of War Lieutenant Frederick Vallarelli German Afrikakorp indicating 1944 manufacture by Moritz

indicating 1944 manufacture by Moritz Stecher of Freiberg in Saxony

or otherwise disposed of (one member of FK272 was brought up on charges for attempting to sell his dogtag at a local bazaar

and it shows age toning and some staining

There is some missing paint near the upper hanger ring

Austria & Vienna

Original U.S. WWII 579th Bomb Squadron Trench Art Made by Prisoner of War Lieutenant Frederick Vallarelli German Afrikakorp indicating 1944 manufacture by MoritzOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a gorgeous piece of POW Trench Art made by Lieutenant Frederick Vallarelli, 579th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group, while he was imprisoned at Stalag 17 during World War II. Shot down on his 15th mission by anti aircraft fire while piloting a Liberator bomber and taken prisoner by the Germans in Holland, Vallarelli spent 9 months in captivity in creative effort as a composer and arranger of songs. An attached