warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 5, 2011 Col. Daniel Lord Baldwin, III Medals Grouping...US Army Airborne & Special Forces Vietnam...I have his Korean War and Vietnam medals and long before I owned them I had just the documents which I sold or traded at a Max show years before (never thought I'd own the medals and I couldn't buy anything from the person who had the rest of his items)...His grouping was sold piece meal to me and another collector who sold all he had to someone else...Anything related to Col. Baldwin is of interest, but if someone finds the owner of the medal documents please let me know..Generous finder's fee for successful lead. Thanks, Ed This man was the real deal! 2 Silver Stars/6 Purple Hearts/4 Bronze Stars for Valor/5 Air Medals Both Combat jumps with the 187th RCT in Korea...MACV-SOG Area Commander Khe Sahn during the Battle of Lang Vei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #2 Posted November 5, 2011 Col. Daniel Lord Baldwin, III Medals Grouping...US Army Airborne & Special Forces Vietnam...I have his Korean War and Vietnam medals and long before I owned them I had just the documents which I sold or traded at a Max show years before (never thought I'd own the medals and I couldn't buy anything from the person who had the rest of his items)...His grouping was sold piece meal to me and another collector who sold all he had to someone else...Anything related to Col. Baldwin is of interest, but if someone finds the owner of the medal documents please let me know..Generous finder's fee for successful lead. Thanks, Ed This man was the real deal! Silver Star/Distinguished Flying Cross/6 Purple Hearts/4 Bronze Stars for Valor/5 Air Medals Both Combat jumps with the 187th RCT in Korea...MACV-SOG Area Commander Khe Sanh during the Battle of Lang Vei Medals Ribbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted November 5, 2011 Medals Ribbons Purple Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted November 5, 2011 Purple Heart reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted November 5, 2011 PH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted November 5, 2011 PH Silver Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted November 5, 2011 Silver Star reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted November 5, 2011 Silver Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted November 5, 2011 Silver Star 2 DFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted November 5, 2011 DFC DFC obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted November 5, 2011 DFC obverse Bronze Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted November 5, 2011 Bronze Star reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted November 5, 2011 Air Medal reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted November 5, 2011 Col. Baldwin at Vietnamese Airborne Advisors' Reunion wearing his medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted November 5, 2011 Col. Daniel Lord Baldwin, III Medals Grouping...US Army Airborne & Special Forces Vietnam...I have his Korean War and Vietnam medals and long before I owned them I had just the documents which I sold or traded at a Max show years before (never thought I'd own the medals and I couldn't buy anything from the person who had the rest of his items)...His grouping was sold piece meal to me and another collector who sold all he had to someone else...Anything related to Col. Baldwin is of interest, but if someone finds the owner of the medal documents please let me know..Generous finder's fee for successful lead. Thanks, Ed This man was the real deal! Silver Star/Distinguished Flying Cross/6 Purple Hearts/4 Bronze Stars for Valor/5 Air Medals Both Combat jumps with the 187th RCT in Korea...MACV-SOG Area Commander Khe Sahn during the Battle of Lang Vei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted November 5, 2011 Share #16 Posted November 5, 2011 Here's Baldwin's French parachute brevet (a duplicate unfortunately). I also have a document awarding him a French Indochina unit insignia, which I'm looking for. For Ed, we can get this back together again at the Raleigh Show in january. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted November 5, 2011 Share #17 Posted November 5, 2011 thats a great grouping! those engraved medals are killer!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: the ribbon rack is also pretty awesome! :w00t: Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted November 5, 2011 Share #18 Posted November 5, 2011 I wonder what the story is regarding the DFC with "V" device. I wonder if it is a Navy award. Can that be ascertained by the engraving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medalman90 Posted November 5, 2011 Share #19 Posted November 5, 2011 That is an incredible grouping. One of the best I've seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted November 5, 2011 Share #20 Posted November 5, 2011 Here is my small grouping of LtC Baldwin material. Tan dress shirt has all direct embroidery color insignia. Second award Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Wing with Combat Jump Star and South Vietnamese Parachute Instructor (sometimes called a HALO) Badge. Major rank and Infantry branch insignia at collars. His South Vietnam Airborne Beret and plaque. Loose on the uniform are his metal South Vietnamese HALO wing and a Montagnard bracelet. Lastly, in the background is the framed award certificate for the aforementioned badge. The badge was awarded in 1963 and the certificate was framed in Thailand. Some closer shots to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted November 5, 2011 Share #21 Posted November 5, 2011 Uniform shirt showing better detail of the embroidery work. The bracelet and badge. Obviously this material is from the period prior to his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted November 5, 2011 Share #22 Posted November 5, 2011 The professionally framed and matted award certificate. I have only seen three or four of these for the instructor badge. Very hard to find, at least in my limited experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted November 5, 2011 Share #23 Posted November 5, 2011 Baldwin's South Vietnamese Army Airborne Beret and plaque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4STARCHRIS Posted November 6, 2011 Share #24 Posted November 6, 2011 This is a killer grouping. Thanks for posting. What a great medal grouping. 4starchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg0223 Posted November 6, 2011 Share #25 Posted November 6, 2011 Uniform shirt showing better detail of the embroidery work. The bracelet and badge. Obviously this material is from the period prior to his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. That is actually a lieutenant colonel oak leaf embroidered on the shirt. If he was a major when he wore that shirt, the oak leaf would be gold. The oak leaf on this particular shirt seems to be silver, so this would be his lieutenant colonel shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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