Rare Original WW2 U.S. Army 82nd Airborne 508th Named KIA Medal & Document Group For Sale

VERY RARE AND ORIGINAL GROUPING NAMED TO WW2 U.S. ARMY 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION, 508th PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT (PIR) "RED DEVILS" D-DAY/NORMANDY KIA HERO, NAMED "PFC. FRED (FREDRICK) G. ROTTER MAN", U.S. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 20230067. PFC. ROTTER MAN WAS FROM (SOUTH) BUFFALO NEW YORK AND FIRST JOINED THE U.S. ARMY/NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD IN SEPTEMBER 1940 IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK SERVING WITH N.Y. N.G. GUARD INFANTRY REGIMENT "174th HQ INFANTRY REGIMENT". WHEN THE U.S. JOINED THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN LATE 1941/42, PFC. FRED ROTTER MAN LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR U.S. ARMY AND WAS ACCEPTED IN THE AIRBORNE CORPS. PVT. ROTTER MAN SERVED WITH THE 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION 508th PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT (THE RED DEVILS) IN CO. G. PVT. ROTTER MAN COMPLETED HIS AIRBORNE TRAINING ON THE 1st OF JANUARY 1944 AND JUMPED INTO NORMANDY AT APPROX. 2:15 AM ON THE 6th OF JUNE 1944 AS HIS AIRBORNE REGIMENT WERE TO LIBERATE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE IN FRANCE WHEREABOUT PVT. ROTTER MAN WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION. AFTER BEING WOUNDED ON D-DAY PVT. ROTTER MAN LAY IN A U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL IN FRANCE UNTIL DYING FROM HIS D-DAY WOUNDS ON THE 21st OF JUNE 1944, HE WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD. PVT. ROTTER MAN WAS FIRST BURIED IN NORMANDY AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THE WAR ENDED IN 1948 HIS BODY WAS TRANSFERED TO A CEMETERY IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. ITEMS IN THIS GROUPING WERE SENT TO PVT. ROTTER MAN'S MOTHER "ANNA" BY THE C.O. OF THE 508th PIR AND BY THE U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT. INCLUDED IN THIS RARE U.S. ARMY AIRBORNE D-DAY/NORMANDY KIA GROUPING ARE:
* A SUPER RARE AND VERY NICE, CLEAN AND COMPLETE WAR TIME NAMED "FRED G. ROTTER MAN" U.S. MILITARY "P.H." IN HARD COVER PRESENTATION CASE WITH RELATED DOCUMENT IN ITS ORIGINAL TWO-PIECE WHITE CARDBOARD MAILING BOX. THE MEDAL SET AND PRESENTATION CASE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
* RARE JANUARY 1944 DATED U.S. ARMY AIRBORNE PARATROOPER QUALIFICATION DOCUMENT NAMED TO PFC. FRED G. ROTTER MAN" WITH HIS U.S. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER "20230067". DOCUMENT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEING FOLDED.
* RARE WW2 BRITISH MADE U.S. ARMY "STERLING" MARKED JUMP WINGS, PIN BACK.
* U.S. ARMY "CIB" COMBAT INFANTRYMANS BADGE, STERLING STAMPED.
* U.S. ARMY "U.S." AND INFANTRY CORPS (CROSSED RIFLES) METAL UNIFORM COLLAR INSIGNIA.
* U.S. ARMY 508th PIR (82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION) CLOTH UNIFORM PARA OVAL FOR JUMP WINGS.
* SEVERAL WAR TIME NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ABOUT PVT. ROTTER MAN'S WAR SERVICE AND DEATH.
* TWO RARE AND COMPLETE SETS IN HARD MAILING TUBES OF WAR TIME NAMED U.S. MILITARY "P.H." DOCUMENTS AND RELATED PAPERWORK. BOTH MAILING TUBES ARE NAMED TO HIS MOTHER "ANNA" AT HER BUFFALO, NY HOME.
* RARE 1948 DATED U.S. ARMY 82nd INFANTRY DIVISION 508th PIR "RED DEVILS" "HISTORY OF THE 508th PARACHUTE INFANTRY" WW2 SERVICE HARD COVER BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ON PAGE 104 OF THIS BOOK IS NOTED THE DIVISION'S "HONOR ROLL" AS PVT. ROTTER MAN'S NAME IS LISTED IN THE CENTER COLUMN. (SEE ABOVE PHOTO). RARE ORIGINAL AIRBORNE HISTORY BOOK TO FIND.
* A VERY RARE AND NICE 8" BY 11" ORIGINAL STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH OF PVT. ROTTER MAN WEARING HIS AIRBORNE JUMP JACKET WITH ABOVE-DESCRIBED JUMP WINGS AND HIS INFANTRY PIPED OVERSEAS HAT WITH PARACHUTE PATCH. THE BOTTOM OF THE PHOTO IS STUDIO MARKED "NATIONAL SERVICE STUDIO WASHINGTON, D.C.". THE BACK SIDE OF THE PHOTO IS ALSO NAMED, "FREDERICK G. ROTTER MAN". THIS PHOTO IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS A RARE FIND JUST BY ITSELF.
* WAR TIME DOCUMENT FROM U.S. PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN, "HONORS THE MEMORY" OF FRED G. ROTTER MAN" IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
* 1952 DATED HARD COVER ENGLISH WW2 RELATED BOOK TITLED "BRITISH HOMAGE TO 28,000 AMERICAN DEAD" AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT COVER IS MARKED AS FOLLOWS, "IN MEMORY OF PFC. F.G. ROTTER MAN". THIS BOOK IS ALSO IN EXCELENT CONDITION.
* TWO RARE WAR TIME U.S. WAR DEPARMENT TYPED AND SIGNED LETTERS TO PFC. ROTTER MAN'S MOTHER "ANNA". ONE LETTER IS DATED FOR JULY 1944 AND DETAILS THAT HER SON WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION AND THE SECOND LETTER IS DATED FOR AUGUST 1944 AND STATES THAT HER SON DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS IN A U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL IN FRANCE. PVT. ROTTER MAN'S DATE OF DEATH FROM HIS D-DAY WOUNDS IS NOTED AS THE 21st OF JUNE 1944.
* A WELL USED AND READ 1945 DATED NEWSLETTER FROM 508th AIRBORNE REGIMENT (82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION) "THE RED DEVILS" WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTE TO ITS FRONT COVER PHOTO THAT WAS MAILED TO PVT. ROTTER MAN'S MOTHER.
* A 11" BY 9" WOOD WW2 U.S. ARMY SERVICE PLAQUE THAT IS MARKED TO ITS BOTTOM AS FOLLOWS "IN MEMORIAM PFC. FRED G. ROTTER MAN DIED IN SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY JUNE 21st 1944 NORMANDY".SEE THE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK US BEFORE YOU BUY. THANK YOU.