GIKyle Posted October 9, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 9, 2007 This came out of a gunshop. A binder full of papers from his promotion to Specialist 5th Class in 1942, to his permanent promotion in 1946. THis guy kept every piece of paper.... except his discharge! Anyways, he served with 3ID from North Africa until VE Day, from Private to 1st Lt. The newspaper clipping remarks of his 461 combat days and 186 Dscharge points. Medals are unnamed, not sure of the origin of the patches if someone could help me out there, but I have his orders for the Purple Heart with 2 OLC. Would he have only been given one medal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted October 9, 2007 This is the add up of all his promotion points- This is the ASR Score that is at the bottom of all discharges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted October 9, 2007 Photo of him as a Specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted October 9, 2007 Closeup of the back of the patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted October 9, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 9, 2007 Excellent grouping! Yes, he would have only gotten one PH Medal, and OLC for each additional award. The cloth Combat Medics Badge is outstanding! I don't recall seeing one before. Nice photo of the early Medical Specialists Rank Insignia. Thanks for posting the group, it is really nice. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted October 9, 2007 Here's the front of that Medic's Badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBMflyer Posted October 9, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 9, 2007 Kyle, sweet grouping, not often that you find all the paper with a group. I think that 3rd ID patch is Italian made, maybe some of the patch guys here can confirm or deny that. I'll second the opinion that the combat Medic badge is outstanding, you don't see that one very often. Show us more, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted October 9, 2007 Share #8 Posted October 9, 2007 Kyle Very nice 3rd ID group, I like the medic bage the best. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 10, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 10, 2007 Great group!! Please, is possible one close of veteran´s picture? I have see one rank patch like that!! Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share #10 Posted October 12, 2007 Thank you all for the nice comments, I'm glad you are enjoying the grouping. Below are some more papers and a closeup of the Specialist Insignia for you Ricardo. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GIKyle Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted October 12, 2007 This is a newspaper from November of 1941, a couple weeks before Pearl Harbor about 3ID going up to Camp Lewis Washington for maneuvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ken1967 Posted October 19, 2007 Share #16 Posted October 19, 2007 Wow! Outstanding collection! I like the fact he was in the 30th Rgt (my uncle's Rgt). The 3ID patch is one of the Italian made "tapestry" patches. Great patches with a lot of character. Congrats on a wonderful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Photographer Posted October 20, 2007 Share #17 Posted October 20, 2007 Beautiful Med badge!!!! I wonder if the DI's are theater made as well in the photo. I bought a grouping of inf. stuff in Joplin Mo. years ago and didn't get teh DI's. Stupid me. Anyway I love the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted October 21, 2007 Share #18 Posted October 21, 2007 Beautiful Med badge!!!! I wonder if the DI's are theater made as well in the photo. I bought a grouping of inf. stuff in Joplin Mo. years ago and didn't get teh DI's. Stupid me. Anyway I love the post. The Medical Specialist rank is a pre-WWII rank and would not have been worn in Italy, so I think I can say with 100% certainty that the DI's aren't theater made. I agree that the group is awesome. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share #19 Posted October 22, 2007 Thanks for all of the compliments-- I'm glad you are enjoying the group. The photos are not dated, but I have a couple of his promotion documents as well, and it has him being promoted from Specialist to Sergeant in June of 1942. Between this document and him wearing the black tie, I would venture to guess the picture was taken before he went overseas and the DIs are US made screwbacks, but thats all conjecture. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share #20 Posted November 5, 2007 For anyone that is interested that may still stop by and look at this thread even though its not about a broken up grouping or a sexy unit, I wrote to NPRC St Louis a couple months back and miraculously his file was not destroyed in the fire. I was able to get all of the information off his discharge (Did not give the actual discharge though... the date and location of each wound, citation for his BSM and LoM, dates of rank, dates he was at different units, and a couple more pages I cannot remember off hand. I guess the moral of the story is it never hurts to write them as you may fall in with someone very helpful and the records may still in fact be there- I was something to get and see the singe marks on the papers and realize how close these papers came to being gone. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 14, 2007 Share #21 Posted November 14, 2007 Thank you all for the nice comments, I'm glad you are enjoying the grouping. Below are some more papers and a closeup of the Specialist Insignia for you Ricardo. Enjoy. Thank you!!! GREAT GROUP!!!!! Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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