Welcome Pete. I like your word "account" of your grandfather's service. I did this for two of my WWII brothers and been wrongly calling them...
Jeff, I copied this from Wiki "During times of war, the Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for one year of faithful service. The Good Conduct Medal...
He may have been prior service and served on occupation duty after WWI. The WWII version was not instituted until 1946 so he may have substituted...
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Just to see if I could do the same thing and expect a different result (Einstein's definition of crazy), I emailed xavier (email address in the...
Helen, most all WWII records are archived at the NARA in St. Louis. This means records are open to the public. If you request a copy of Mr....
Jenny, If he has a VA memorial (grave marker) the cemetery office would have a copy of his separation paper which will indicate his decorations,...
Welcome aboard. Had a trip planned to your part of the world last spring but life got in the way-this year maybe. Good to have you.
Thanks Rich , I'm actually going to do some reading on this division, they definitely deserve a lot of respect.
My apology to Trish for rewriting history. I'm not completely innocent, since I should have done some intensive research before posting as you...
The 79th fought in only four campaigns but lost a whopping 15,200 in killed and wounded in 248 days of combat. On Jan 8th, 1945 the 79th met a...
Thanks for the Patron link Otto--much easier. Pay Pay said they would ship to my place, so I may get a WWII Forums delivered to my door for a...
The picture with his family is after he was discharged (he's wearing the ruptured duck triangle) He had three years overseas, looks like he's...
And an hansome guy he is. He will be dreaming of tanks and jeeps after his visit to the Haritage Museum.
Hey Poppy, could you post a picture of that-maybe one walking away from the camera. :-) by the way, where in the heck is the "donate" button.
"I did put in a request to the archives in St. Louis, but only got a letter back saying all his records were burnt in the fire! All they're able...
Welcome to the Forums Dylan. You need to try to get a copy of his separation papers,and there are several ways that might do the trick. read...
Otto, do they happen to have a M5A1 light tank (Stuart) in that collection? I've seen a couple but was never able to get inside.
I went aboard the Missouri when it was at Bremerton, WA. I nearly drooled when I realized the deck was laid up with solid teak planks. Guess it...
Welcome to the Forums Bill. Very nice display of your grandfather's service. Read through the thread in this section "Request Copies of Military...
