I found this sticking out of the rocks/sand at Omaha beach last week. Does anyone know what it might be? Thanks. View attachment 20906 View attachment 20907 View attachment 20908
I'll throw out a a piece of Mars Mat, but it could be anything. Just a guess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsden_Matting
Thanks CAC...I did a bit of research on that and haven't found a match yet although the baseplate on the 3 inch mortar did give me pause. FWIW the curator at the Big Red One Museum in France thought it was from a landing craft. I'm going to keep researching and will post here if/when I find out what it is. thanks.