Description

December 24, 1944 north of Bastogne, Belgium. On this frigid Christmas Eve, Captain Dick Winters supports his men with the words: “Hang Tough.” Despite being surrounded and ill-equipped, Easy Company would hold the line and ultimately, the 101st Airborne would help turn the tide in the Battle of the Bulge

John Shaw’s stunning piece HANG TOUGH echoes the words of ‘Easy Company’s’ Captain Dick Winters as he attempts to keep up the spirits of his tired, shivering and hungry men. And ‘Hang Tough’ is exactly what the men did, repelling wave after wave of deadly German attacks.

We now have available just one copy of his superb painting by one of America's foremost military artists which is personally hand signed by SIX original members of Easy Company.

Signatures

Lieutenant LYNN ‘BUCK’ COMPTON
Corporal BRADFORD FREEMAN
Staff Sergeant WILLIAM ‘WILD BILL’ GUARNERE
Private EDWARD ‘BABE’ HEFFRON
Sergeant DON MALARKEY
Sergeant ED TIPPER

This outstanding piece has been conservation framed and matted by the Aces High team, to include the following artifacts:

MUSEUM QUALITY JUMP WINGS AND SCREAMING EAGLE BADGE.

A PIECE OF AUTHENTIC PARACHUTE SILK - used by airborne forces on the drops into France during the D-Day invasions.

AN ORIGINAL SHELL CASING FROM BASTOGNE, 1944 - this has been confirmed as coming from the actual foxhole of Herb Suerth

Also included in the matting of this outstanding collector’s item are the original pencil signatures of two further original members of Easy Company making a total of EIGHT original signatures

Corporal HERB ‘Jr’ SUETH
Private BILL WINGETT