I finally found that picture a couple of years before his death with that same expression on his face and thought I would share it with you....
I sincerely hope that I am not speaking out of turn here but if your relative was wounded, disabled etc you may be able to follow channels and get...
That is just awesome!
and now I find another in the series of pictures on ebay [IMG]
When I removed the 103rd patch the Red Diamond was still there...
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Oddly enough in his medical records he came into service (drafted) two months to the day before Pearl Harbor (7 Oct 41) and was around 120 lbs....
That would be cool! Just make it RED!
I don't know why he had the Diamond pin on it. I just did buy a new (to me) DUI screwback. I was also told that I need to take the other diamond...
Yes he was hit by shrapnel Oct 1 1944 during a horrendous battle that most people have never heard of... Metz. In addition to that while he was...
I posted a picture of it here, scroll down a bit and you will see it....
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LOL thanks Slipdigit! Now can you take the 103rd patch off and change it to the Red Diamond?LOL
Interesting. Picassa photoalbum program has facial recognition...scanning
Well, the things I do know is that this is a 5th Div member (Red Diamond on Pot) and it was taken from the 5th archives. The 10th and the 11th Inf...
My Grandfather just simply refused to talk about it. Even telling me what his unit was and what rifle he carried gave him nightmares all over...
Yes I am not sure why the picture got reversed. I took the 103rd patch off as that highly upset him he had served in the fifth from Iceland to...
Thanks Belasar, this sometimes makes me all shaky inside and brings back memories of what I lost. He has been gone twenty-three years and I still...
Oh, and one more modern day pic of his Ike Jacket I put back together. I now have more corrections to make to it and that is coming soon... [IMG]
Okay, this was my Grandfather in Oct of 1945 either during or after discharge. [IMG] Now he was with the 5th division and when they reached...