Bobby R. Posted February 27, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 27, 2018 Interesting find from the 2018 SOS. A named and numbered Soldier's Medal to a Seabee. Numbered 5428 on the edge. To an EM2c from New York. Unit unknown although I did find a picture of him online. Award found in a roster in the back of the Seabee book "Can Do". Unusual cross service award of an army award to a navy man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 27, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 27, 2018 Interesting medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted February 27, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 27, 2018 Nice find ! Wharf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 27, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 27, 2018 Nice find Bobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted February 27, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 27, 2018 A rare medal for sure. I bet the research will be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted February 27, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 27, 2018 Great medal! Don't see this one too often! Thanks for sharing!Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 27, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 27, 2018 Nice find ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 27, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 27, 2018 That's pretty remarkable! The list of award recipients in that book is pretty remarkable too...Legion of Merit to an S2c? Whoa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12A54 Posted February 27, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 27, 2018 And ten Soldiers Medals to Navy recipients! Interesting. Wonder how many total and if the same happened with NMCMs awarded to Army guys? Would love to see photos of those being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion27 Posted February 27, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 27, 2018 Is this your man? http://www.tjelvar.se/biografica/akter-2/2403.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby R. Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted February 28, 2018 Yes. The picture I have is a head shot in uniform at Camp Endicott in 1945. Same man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper23 Posted February 28, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 28, 2018 Wow, what a great Soldier's Medal. Let me look in my research and see what i have on him. There were quite a few nave personnel and marines that recieved the Soldier's Medal. But only a couple army soldiers that were awarded the NMCM. Only two army soldiers i have found wrre awarded both a SM and NMCM.Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper23 Posted February 28, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 28, 2018 WDGO 38 (1943) there are several seabees listed including Irving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper23 Posted February 28, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 28, 2018 130th NCB Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper, Poughkeepsie, NY, Wednesday, 21 June 1944, pg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby R. Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks for the added info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby R. Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted February 28, 2018 The Swedish web page gives his account of his service. Translation says he "participated in 3 invasions" in the Mediterranean area. North Africa, Sicily, and the mainland of Italy. During a convoy action of the night of February 22-23 near Bermuda, a big American oil tanker hit another ship filled with American Army troops causing 30 dead and many injured. The newspaper article indicates he assisted in the repairs of this troopship and was thus awarded a soldier's medal. I'm sure there is more to the story as the newspaper article on page 2 of June 21, 1944 says he served 20 months with the 120th construction battalion in the Mediterranean area (this unit originated in Feb 1943, 14 months before the published article). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby R. Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 28, 2018 The captioned Swedish article photo shows him wearing the soldier's medal and translates roughly to Christmas 1943. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper23 Posted February 28, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 28, 2018 Keep me in mind if you ever decide to part with this medal. I would love to illustrate it in my book. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R Posted March 9, 2018 Share #19 Posted March 9, 2018 That's pretty remarkable! The list of award recipients in that book is pretty remarkable too...Legion of Merit to an S2c? Whoa! Not to get this too far off topic but here's an explanation of the LoM to the S2c. (Which I agree is VERY unusual.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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