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Purple Heart/Bronze Star find today!


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stopped off at an antique shop today and took a look around. I was there last year and bought a bunch of ww2 items. I don't know how I over looked these items but, I couldn't believe what I had. the best part was a bronze star named to a William J. Moen who was from New Jersey and later lived in New York. born in 1914 and enlisted in 1942 as to the NARA. but, the best part is his purple heart no named but is numbered and so is the original box with the same. the rest seen was in trays that I picked out. on the purple heart box is a strip of medical tape with PFC. Wm Moen Co. M. cannot find anything else on him, where he served, where buried, nothing but what is on NARA site.

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Patchcollector

Nice.Like to see bigger images of the pics,if possible.I just picked up my first bronze star.I'm not a medal collector but it came with a patch so I'm keeping it.

It has straight engraving so I guess it's postwar?

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Cool lot! Here is a little more info to add:

 

Parents: William and Mary MOen

Siblings: Florence, Dorothy, Margaret

 

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Here are some Brooklyn Daily Eagle articles (hold your cursor over each image for date of paper):

 

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Here is a cool article that gives you his Bronze Star citation . . . I love that he was on Attu! My GGGUncle died on a bomber during a raid on Kiska, so I am partial to Aleutians vets! :) Thanks for sharing!

 

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oh wow! I don't believe it. boy thanks. I didn't know that there was more info on him. and I have both medals plus he is buried close to where I live. ill tell you -- some of you are amazing with your help and the ways you can find things. I will print this and keep it with the medals. shame he died so young. thanks again.

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