Bob Hudson Posted April 13, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 13, 2019 Colonel Richard H Morton began his Army career in the early 50's as what he called "a buck private" who went to USMA prep school and then West Point, class of 57. He became an infantry officer and served with the 504th in the US and Germany, 1958-1959. In 59 he got the first of many assignments as a military adviser around the world as he became an Aide de Camp for the Brig. General heading the US component of JBUSMC, the Joint Brazil United States Militaria Commission in Brazil 59-62. From 61-62 Ninth Infantry. From 63-64 at MACV where he advised the ARVN airborne, did two combat jumps with them and received a Bronze Star with V. From 66-67 he returned to Vietnam with the HQ MAC and 1st Brigade HQ for the 101st, serving as Brigade S-2 and receiving 5 Air Medals. Besides Brazil, Germany and Vietnam he had overseas assignments in France, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. Here's a couple of his bio entries from the Register of USMC Graduates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 13, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 13, 2019 Nice set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted April 13, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 13, 2019 i agree with ron..................great set.....................dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted April 13, 2019 Share #4 Posted April 13, 2019 Wow! Those are amazing! Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted April 13, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted April 13, 2019 I assume these are airborne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 13, 2019 Share #7 Posted April 13, 2019 yes..I think these are as follows 101st,18th Abn Corps,MACV Airborne Advisor,504th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted April 13, 2019 yes..I think these are as follows 101st,18th Abn Corps,MACV Airborne Advisor,504th thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 14, 2019 Share #9 Posted April 14, 2019 thanks! FOR SALE??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted April 14, 2019 Were gold earrings a LRRP thing? He received this when he was S-2 1st BDE 101st ABN in 66-67 (that's where he got his Air Medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 14, 2019 Share #11 Posted April 14, 2019 Do you have his tropical clothes? Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 14, 2019 Share #12 Posted April 14, 2019 Were gold earrings a LRRP thing? He received this when he was S-2 1st BDE 101st ABN in 66-67 (that's where he got his Air Medals. lrrp1.jpg Seen it done before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted April 14, 2019 Share #13 Posted April 14, 2019 Were gold earrings a LRRP thing? He received this when he was S-2 1st BDE 101st ABN in 66-67 (that's where he got his Air Medals. lrrp1.jpg it may have been,sure looks like it,i take it was in that envelope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted April 14, 2019 Do you have his tropical clothes? Outstanding! No - he served so many years overseas in several countries so I think he traveled pretty light so he kept just the essentials - these dress uniforms (which must have gotten a workout in so many foreign advisor postings) and a trunk of his post Vietnam field gear and helmet which I bought from him a while back. At the time I had no idea of his most interesting career and knew only that he'd been an infantry officer. He did hold on to some nice patches and insignia - and things I don't know, including this pocket hanger bearing a very well-used latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted April 14, 2019 it may have been,sure looks like it,i take it was in that envelope Yes - the black circle imprint left by the earring looks like it's been around a long time. I wonder what the symbolism was of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 14, 2019 Share #16 Posted April 14, 2019 When you wore it everyone knew you were a LRRP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted April 14, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 14, 2019 Share #18 Posted April 14, 2019 Knew a vet that said they wore a black onynx stud in their ear.He said they were known as the "Black Angels of Death".He told me this as a boy.Im never seen reference to the name.May have been a war story or something his group did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted April 14, 2019 I didn't notice that the ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL was named to his father, Colonel William J Morton Jr. He marked all of his dad's things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted April 14, 2019 Share #20 Posted April 14, 2019 the pocket hanger is "drago"a french maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted April 14, 2019 the pocket hanger is "drago"a french maker Any idea about the unit? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted April 14, 2019 Share #22 Posted April 14, 2019 i'm going to check,the round badge beside it w/no 8 is french also i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted April 14, 2019 i'm going to check,the round badge beside it w/no 8 is french also i believe It is made of very thin metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 14, 2019 Share #24 Posted April 14, 2019 i'm going to check,the round badge beside it w/no 8 is french also i believe Vietnamese Airborne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 14, 2019 Share #25 Posted April 14, 2019 That's a parachute behind the animal and 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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