Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2018 I recently inherited my Great Grandfathers belongings from the war. He was 303rd field artillery. He kept every document from his draft notice till his discharge, every letter from Camp Devens to France between he and my Great Grandmother and souvenirs from France as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmmca Posted April 19, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2018 Awesome and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted April 19, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2018 What treasure trove. Looks to be in very nice condition . Great to have your own family items to keep and preserve. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted April 19, 2018 These are just a few of the things i have of his. Theres much more to go through and seperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teamski Posted April 19, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 19, 2018 That is awesome! How rare it must be for a family to still maintain a WWI grouping like that. Thanks for sharing. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted April 19, 2018 My Great Grandmother was very much into geneology and preservation. She even had her fathers Marine Corp pay records from the 1880s. She kept every family related document she could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Dentino Posted April 19, 2018 Share #13 Posted April 19, 2018 This is fantastic. Wonderful you have all of these family items now in your care for future generations! Great grouping as well I might add....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted April 19, 2018 My Great Grandfather George. #22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted April 19, 2018 This one is my favorite. This is a baby photo of my Grandmother. She was born in 1918, and just passed away this last August. My Great Grandfather carried this photo overseas with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zotig111 Posted April 19, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 19, 2018 Wally, Thank you for sharing. You are extremely fortunate that your family had the forethought to keep all of this together and in nice shape. Congratulations on the "hand me downs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted April 19, 2018 Ive lurked in the shadows of this forum as a guest, so im happy to have something to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted April 19, 2018 Share #18 Posted April 19, 2018 I recently inherited my Great Grandfathers belongings from the war. He was 303rd field artillery. He kept every document from his draft notice till his discharge, every letter from Camp Devens to France between he and my Great Grandmother and souvenirs from France as well. Some other material from other family members, too? The overseas cap is a WW2 enlisted man's cap with infantry Branch of Service trim and the Distinctive Unit Trimming for the 4th Infantry Regiment, the red and green ribbon. A nice item on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted April 19, 2018 Some other material from other family members, too? The overseas cap is a WW2 enlisted man's cap with infantry Branch of Service trim and the Distinctive Unit Trimming for the 4th Infantry Regiment, the red and green ribbon. A nice item on its own. You just solved a big mystery for me. My Grandmother always said the cap for the uniform existed but it hadnt been seen for some time. Then when i went to pick the uniform up after she passed i find this cap neatly tucked in with the uniform. It had never been there before, so one of my Uncles must have found it and assumed it was my Great Grandfathers. Thanks you for pointing that out.Only person i can think of that was in WW2 was my GGrandfathers youngest Brother Carl. Ill have to look into if this may have been his cap. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlewilly Posted April 22, 2018 Share #20 Posted April 22, 2018 How great to see all this still together. We don't get to see the groupings like this very often anymore. Bless your great grandmother for seeing to it that it was all preserved for the family and posterity! MHJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted April 22, 2018 Share #21 Posted April 22, 2018 Great group. Closing in on one hundred years old. A treasure for you and future generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted April 24, 2018 Share #22 Posted April 24, 2018 Im seething with envy! Keep us up to date on future finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted April 24, 2018 Im seething with envy! Keep us up to date on future finds!Heres more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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