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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
Rob, i just want to say that it was a real pleasure looking at your PH collection. thank you for taking the time to post them. im glad to see that the sacrifice of these men not be forgotten and forever cherished. i also like that you have their unit/division patch with each medal/group. that's how i try to display my groups and individuals as well.
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
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medalman90
Rob, i just want to say that it was a real pleasure looking at your PH collection. thank you for taking the time to post them. im glad to see that the sacrifice of these men not be forgotten and forever cherished. i also like that you have their unit/division patch with each medal/group. that's how i try to display my groups and individuals as well.
Medalman90
No problem and I'm glad people like to see them. I have more to put on here and will continue to do so as my collection (hopefully) grows.
Cheers.
Rob
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
Robbo some more fine groups....where do you pick these up....
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
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Robbo
I will not be posting the names of recipients as I do not wish this thread to be searchable in search engines but they will be visible in the pictures.
To re-iterate the request of Rob, please to not name the recipients in your replies as he does not want the names to be visible in search engine results.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
My comment on your 11-14-12, 6:31 p.m. post “Battle of the Bulge 9th AF Purple Heart P-47 Pilot KIA 27/12/1944” has been deleted; evidently because I used the name of the pilot. A relative had found the photos in your post, and also photos of what appears to be the same items on a U.S. site, The US Militaria Forum, posted by trenchbuff at 11:20 a.m. on 19 May 2012. I had wanted you to know that the pilot’s Purple Heart medal and his Certificate are in a museum. I had contacted the museum to confirm that the items were still there, before I joined this site in order to comment on your post.
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Re: My U.S WW2 collection. Mainly POW and KIA Medal groupings
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p47dpilotmedal
My comment on your 11-14-12, 6:31 p.m. post “Battle of the Bulge 9th AF Purple Heart P-47 Pilot KIA 27/12/1944” has been deleted; evidently because I used the name of the pilot. A relative had found the photos in your post, and also photos of what appears to be the same items on a U.S. site, The US Militaria Forum, posted by trenchbuff at 11:20 a.m. on 19 May 2012. I had wanted you to know that the pilot’s Purple Heart medal and his Certificate are in a museum. I had contacted the museum to confirm that the items were still there, before I joined this site in order to comment on your post.
Hi.
I am aware of this medal on the USMF as thats where I obtained it. It is without doubt this mans posthumous Purple Heart. The one in the museum is most likely a replacement, from a prior wound or a representative example. The medal in my posession came from
anestate sale in North Dakota (the recipients state) and I know of all 3 keepers since it came to me. The certificate will be his though. I would be interested in knowing the name of the museum as I would like to request a picture of the medal which will tell all. I have sent you a PM.
All the information on the original aquisition of the medal came from the poster on the USMF.
Cheers.
Rob
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Robbo
Hi.
I am aware of this medal on the USMF as thats where I obtained it. It is without doubt this mans posthumous Purple Heart. The one in the museum is most likely a replacement, from a prior wound or a representative example. The medal in my posession came from
anestate sale in North Dakota (the recipients state) and I know of all 3 keepers since it came to me. The certificate will be his though. I would be interested in knowing the name of the museum as I would like to request a picture of the medal which will tell all. I have sent you a PM.
All the information on the original aquisition of the medal came from the poster on the USMF.
Cheers.
Rob
Thank you for your reply and the PM. I had sent you a PM in response that was posted on July 28th, but have not heard back from you. As I had told you in that message (which included contact information for the museum), I had called the museum on July 26th, and requested a photo of the back of the medal. They agreed to do so, but later called back, and said that the medal was not there. As I had written in my PM to you: "Trenchbuff had said on The US Militaria Forum that the medal came from a 'rural South Dakota estate sale'. Do you know the name of the estate, and if so, do you know whether it was a private sale or an auction? I would be very interested in knowing how this medal came to be sold."
Thank you.
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