Here's a little tidbit of information I came across recently. A 144th FA Assn. WWII yearly newsletter from 1969. This is the obituary of Col....
I found this going through some things. The only photo I could find said this was a WWII Air Force Cap insignia. Help would be appreciated.
My dad was in the Artillery, so I assume they were traded. I never found a 9th Corps or 1st Army. Here's an part of the Unit History that mentions...
Found these with my Dad's stuff.
Just saying that this maybe the reason for the "very specific" comment. No mention of France, and the discharge is not enough, alone, to meet the...
[ATTACH]I think the discharge would have to say Normandy or Northern France to meet the criteria.
Here's the "Walking Stick". Seems it is to show Veteran status.
I found this in the closet today. What looks like a marching band leader baton. Approx 36" long, made out of wood, painted black, has a metal tip...
I just came across my father's burial flag. He died in 1967. Where I found it, it surprised me that it was in the condition it is in. Just the...
What they mean is, the SSN # was issued to a person. The dog tag was probably issued in the 80's, since the person was young when SSN# was...
Trump is not bought by special interests. That's the problem with all the politicians and the media. They can't control him like all the rest in...
My father died in 1967 and all I knew was the 144th FA Regt. Found his WWII photos in 2011 and started searching. I couldn't find anything on the...
My father came back on the Queen Elizabeth.
In 1942, there was the Army Ground Forces, the Army Air Forces, and then the "new" Army Service Forces. The 3 branches of the Army.
i did some searching and did find it mentioned as a lapel button, also. There seems to be quite a few of them.
This is one piece and the back is a flat disk. If you look at the picture, you can see the bottom disk has the same diameter as the front. Unless...
The only thing that keeps the "gun laws" on the books are the law-abiding citizens. Those law-abiding citizens that follow state and federal laws...
Is this a "Ruptured Duck" piece? Looks to be a cuff link. It has a round disk on the backside connected by a small diameter piece. My mom may have...
Here's a photo with an ETO stamp. From the unit history this is somewhere near Holtensen, Germany. I'm guessing this was taken with the camera in...
His other baggage ticket.
