tom2001 Posted June 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2015 I usually don't post medals before I can get them fully researched, but I thought this group was so neat I had to share. As you can see from the info gleaned off the web, Hassett served overseas with the 26th (Yankee) Division, and after his battlefield commission served with the 81st (Wildcat) Division, where he was wounded the day before the armistice!! Newspaper archives show he served at Camp Wheeler in Macon , GA during WWII The ribbon rack is sewn on to l light shirt material. Too bad the Mexican Border Service medal is missing from the group, but the other medals are easily replaceable with period type pieces. Name: Waman S. Hassett Serial Number: 67072Birth Place: Bethel, MaineBirth Date: 22 Feb 1895 Enlisted: Maine National Guard Rumford, May 30, 1917.Pvt to Cpl Aug. 24, 1917Org: Co B 2 Inf Maine NG (Co B 103 Inf, 26th Division)Cited in 26th Division G.O. 74, 31 Aug 1918Hon discharge to accept commission: Sept. 30, 1918Appointed: 2 Lt Inf Oct. 1, 1918.Org: 321 Infantry to -; 47 Inf to disch.Engagements: St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.Slightly wounded: Nov. 10, 1918Overseas: Sept. 27, 1917 to July 27, 1919Hon dischscharge: Sept. 15, 1919 WWII service at Camp Wheeler: Capt to Major Retired 1955: rank Colonel Died 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted June 14, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted June 14, 2015 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2015 Very nice set Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted June 14, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2015 Tom Doing some digging on ancestry seems he died feb 1978 in Ameri, Bushehr , Iran will see what else I can dig up Very nice group ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted June 15, 2015 Tom Doing some digging on ancestry seems he died feb 1978 in Ameri, Bushehr , Iran will see what else I can dig up Very nice group ! Yea, I saw that. I also found a CT death record showing he died on that date in Norwalk, CT. With that first name, he's an easy guy to research, as long as the info was posted on the web (and you have subscriptions to the pay sites). Until I get award cards from St. Louis, I'm guessing I'm at a dead end. The other thing I really need is his Mexican Border Service medal number, but I don't have Al Gleim's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted June 15, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 15, 2015 VERY NICE GROUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 15, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2015 Wow. A pinnacle addition to any collection. I cant wait to see the citation for the SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3mxd Posted June 15, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2015 His name does not appear on Gleim's MBSM roll. Perhaps the reason is that he wasn't entitled and the ribbon was self-awarded. He evidently enlisted too late to have served on the border. The 2nd Maine Infantry returned from Laredo/San Ygnacio, TX, on 3 January 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 15, 2015 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2015 What are you saying? Early "Stolen Valor"? How is one self-awarded the SS, outside of fraudulant document entries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3mxd Posted June 15, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 15, 2015 What are you saying? Early "Stolen Valor"? How is one self-awarded the SS, outside of fraudulant document entries? My post was in response to Tom's request to look up the MBSM in Gleim's roll since the full-sized Mexican Border Service Medal was missing. Waman S. Hassett does not appear on it. Based on the research Tom had already done, his enlistment date was too late to have served on the border with that unit. It's not unusual to see self-awarded MBSM in attributable ribbon bars and miniature medal groups. His entitlement to the SSM and PH was never questioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted June 15, 2015 Well, a little update from the Maine AG's annual report courtesy of Google Books. Looks like Hassett enlisted in the Maine NG in March 1916, and was discharged in December to join the Navy (??????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted June 15, 2015 And he does appear on the rolls for Mexican Border service in the same publication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted June 16, 2015 Share #13 Posted June 16, 2015 Great set, love the SS engraving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted June 16, 2015 Share #14 Posted June 16, 2015 Tom Did you email his local library to see if they have his obit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted June 17, 2015 Hey Scott, Haven't done it yet. Honestly, I'm not really sure if the group is a keeper for me. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristan Julius Posted February 11, 2019 Share #16 Posted February 11, 2019 Waman S. Hassett was my maternal grandfather! While we have some of his medals, I was unaware that these pictured here had been sold. I also read that Tom Lane, the initiator of this post, has since passed away. Is there any family member who has continued on this site whom I could contact? I should dearly love to know how these medals left our family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted February 12, 2019 Share #17 Posted February 12, 2019 Tom had sold the majority of his collection in the last few years.I have no idea if or when your family members happened to be sold or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristan Julius Posted February 13, 2019 Share #18 Posted February 13, 2019 Thank you to anyone who responded to my query about Tom Lane and his collection of my maternal grandfather, Waman S. Hassett's medals of service. Our family would be very interested in buying back these family heirlooms. Hopefully, the person who now owns them will see this post. kcj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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