Original U.S. WWII 22nd Field Artillery 1st Battalion Headquarters Swallowtail Guidon - Invasion of Normandy - 19 x 27” Spanish Militaria photographic reconnaissance

photographic reconnaissance

After the outbreak of WWII

This is a common post civil war modification

which is why it was repainted

Original U.S. WWII 22nd Field Artillery 1st Battalion Headquarters Swallowtail Guidon - Invasion of Normandy - 19 x 27” Spanish Militaria photographic reconnaissanceOriginal Item. One of a Kind. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company battery troop or platoon sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow tailed"). This is a great WWII guidon, measuring 19 x 27 overall, for the