Thanks for the help. It has been such a rewarding experience already. And yes, I will be sure to post pictures of the shadow box. It may take...
have you any idea where I can find an index for general orders? I am looking for the citations for the fourragere and the Pres Unit citation....
I think if you were part of the unit that received the award, the fourragere is permanant and you wear it regardless of whether you leave the unit...
I found this online. May explain why you only wore one fourragere at a time. Both go on left shoulder and only one at a time.....................
That's pretty funny. But I have a technical question. My grandfather died before the Regiment was awarded the second Belgium Army Order of the...
Yes I was aware of the Presidential Unit Citation. His Battalion was awarded that for its actions on 17-18 December 1944 pursuant to War Dept....
Was the Belgian Fourregere you wore in the 23rd Inf. from the regiment being awarded it in 1944? Sorry for my ignorance, but I was never in the...
I thought the French Fourragere was for WWI? So in your opinion, say, if I was doing a shadow box, my grandfather would or would not be eligible...
Was wondering if anyone had any insight to a question i have been researching. My grandfather was in the 23rd Inf. Regiment, 2nd Inf. Division....
Hello Dave, saw your post and I had to ask same kind of the same question. My grandfather was in the 23rd Inf. Regiment, 2nd Inf. Division. The...
Sounds like an incredible story. I am glad to have met so many committed members on this site. Please do keep me posted with any information you...
Dave, thanks for the help. I'll be doing that next. These reports, did every unit have them? What size units filled them out? Were they for...
Thanks, Radar. BTW, I agree, M*A*S*H was best show ever. My wife laughs at me. I'll be honest, I cried in the finale. I was only about 9yrs old...
I agree 100%. That is why I have spent hundreds of hours researching the matter. His memory may have died with my family's generation if I had...
Sniper, I found the correct page on the site. Thanks again for your help.
Well hello, It is my dream to one day take a trip to the battlefields of Belgium. My grandfather died in the forest just east of the Twin...
Yes, it's sad to watch him take it all in. To have never have known your father is tough to take. It's rather a sad and unique situation, having...
Your second link mentions foreign awards but not really how to go about getting proof of authority. Any idea about obtaining a copy of the...
Thanks Sniper. The site you gave me no longer works, though. Are they searchable on the National Archives site? I have never looked for them....
