WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 30, 2014 was digging through and found some things some ive seen before others i havent so i took pictures of them... here we gofirst a piece of trench art in a box full of stuff from when she was a little girl, its is believed to be made by her grandfather who served in ww1 she has lost her memory but when asked she said it was his so im not going to argue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted October 30, 2014 next is a fired .50 cal bullet in the same box, when asked she said it was her brothers... i dont know if he was in the military Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 30, 2014 the two together showing the back of the bullet and the stem of the letter opener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted October 30, 2014 found these two one airforce metal rank insignia which was my fathers and an enlisted US disk which is probably my dads as well i dont know for sure but same box, also found was the wristband he wore in the hospital at basic but it has info id rather not show online lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 30, 2014 unknown soldier? but interesting either way... and yes that is my grandmother at about age 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 30, 2014 one of my grandfathers ribbons, he was in the 2nd armored in 1946-47 and was discharged after they found he lied about his age when he enlisted in 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted October 30, 2014 and a 2nd airforce patch ww2 era no clue where it came from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted October 31, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 31, 2014 Priceless cool stuff, thanks for taking the time to post it. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted October 31, 2014 Priceless cool stuff, thanks for taking the time to post it. BKW thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff arthur Posted October 31, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 31, 2014 Hello,WW2JAKE,the ribbon bar shown in your post is for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,Authorized on December 4th,1961,awarded to members of the U.S.Armed Forces who after July 1st,1958 participated in U.S military operations,U.S.operations in direct support of the United Nations,or U.S.operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations or in danger from hostile actions,July 1965 saw the creation of the Vietnam Service Medal,VN vets were first awarded that AFEM,which they could later exchange for the VSM if they wished,My Dad was awarded the AFEM for serving in the Blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) he was a Gunner's Mate in the U.S.N. Some military award facts,to help you organise your Family Record,the AFEM was more likely your Dad's ribbon,not your Grandfather's,as he served 1945-48,that is too early for him to have been awarded an AFEM. I hope I have helped you some,Kind Regards from Iowa, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted October 31, 2014 Hello,WW2JAKE,the ribbon bar shown in your post is for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,Authorized on December 4th,1961,awarded to members of the U.S.Armed Forces who after July 1st,1958 participated in U.S military operations,U.S.operations in direct support of the United Nations,or U.S.operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations or in danger from hostile actions,July 1965 saw the creation of the Vietnam Service Medal,VN vets were first awarded that AFEM,which they could later exchange for the VSM if they wished,My Dad was awarded the AFEM for serving in the Blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) he was a Gunner's Mate in the U.S.N. Some military award facts,to help you organise your Family Record,the AFEM was more likely your Dad's ribbon,not your Grandfather's,as he served 1945-48,that is too early for him to have been awarded an AFEM. I hope I have helped you some,Kind Regards from Iowa, Jeff you are absolutely right, I wasn't looking at what it was i was looking at where it was, but I know it wasn't my dad's because though it is in the chest it is in a box of my grandpa's stuff (he is my step grandfather) so I know it isn't my dad's cause my dad was out of the military 6 years before he even married my grandma, I think it may be my step uncle's if that's what you'd call him? He was in the navy during vietnam I don't know much about his history or his brothers who also was except one of their ships and one story one told me about taking a ship of marines there but thanks for catching that because I likely wouldn't have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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