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This is a big, beautiful 8-7/8 x 12 inch, 5/8 inch thick solid oak wood plaque commemorating Lt. Audie Murphy and his heroic deeds of 26 January 1945 that earned him the American Medal of Honor. The three large steel German shell fragments mounted on this 2-½ pound plaque were recovered in 1989 in the small forest just outside the village of Holtzwihr, northwest of the city of Colmar in France, where a 19 year old Murphy single-handedly halted a company of German soldiers, killing many, and where he then led a successful counterattack while wounded and running out of ammunition.

The 5-3/8 x 7-3/8 inch color map on the right side of this beautiful custom-made, one-of-a-kind heavy oak plaque shows the area and exact spot where the fighting took place in southeastern France very near the Swiss border. In the upper left corner is a 2-1/8 inch square original World War II US Third Infantry Division shoulder patch with a genuine, high-quality 15th Infantry Regiment CAN DO regimental crest mounted on it, exactly the sort of insignia worn by Audie Murphy at the time.

The back side of the plaque has a metal hanger at the top for hanging the piece on a wall. Comes with an indisputable, hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity.

Very well done and we have never seen another like it anywhere before.

Excellent condition, exactly as shown.