3mxd Posted April 2, 2012 Share #26 Posted April 2, 2012 His Silver Star was awarded as a result of a down-graded DSC recommendation. After the armistice, the GHQ board which approved DSC recommendations continued to process them until the GHQ, AEF was disestablished. The names of all those individuals whose recommendations were were down-graded were published in multi-part GHQ, AEF Citation Orders, first in France in June 1919 and again in March and August 1920 in Washington, DC. His SSM and PH are either late issues or re-issues, based on the serial numbers and the style of engraving. Perhaps he received them after he re-enlisted in January 1942, but the award cards should clear that up. He would have been authorized to wear the CdG ribbon only if it had been an individual award. Most of the Air Corps retreads whom I'm familiar with were commissioned officers who served in staff positions that did not require a rated officer. Your man is the first enlisted retread I've heard of but there must have been many like him. It's a fine group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share #27 Posted May 10, 2012 Hello everybody, Today I received a very touching letter from the daughter of William Joe. I never expected to find his family, and did not even know he had a child, so I was really surprised to receive a letter from his daughter. In the letter she wrote about her father, who was also wounded during the Second World War. He was shot in his thigh and due to this his leg was amputated. Apart from being a military hero William Joe was also a Republican politician in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and had his own tavern. She wrote that, since she knew the medals are in good hands with me, she is going to send some more stuff from her father like photographs as a gift! :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share #28 Posted June 15, 2012 Hello all, Today I received another letter from his daughter with some very neat photographs! :w00t: William Joe is the one standing in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share #29 Posted June 15, 2012 Here's another photograph of William Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share #30 Posted June 15, 2012 The base from the air, England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicjoy1945 Posted June 15, 2012 Share #31 Posted June 15, 2012 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Nice grouping and some wonderful photos sent onto you to give you more of a sense of the man behind the medals !! Thanks for sharing it with us !! Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share #32 Posted August 11, 2012 Hello everybody, Again, I received some very nice photographs from the daughter of William Joe. She is going through his service album and shall send everything she finds towards me, which is really great. :w00t: The photograph below shows William Joe (on the right) in Paris. He wears his First World War ribbons and a Presidential Unit Citation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share #33 Posted August 11, 2012 A postcard, which has not been used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share #34 Posted August 11, 2012 This photograph was from the father-in-law of William Joe, Harry, who served either during the Spanish-American War or the First World War. The father of Harry was a German immigrant who served during the American Civil War. Harry's mother was the National President of the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in the 1910's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share #35 Posted January 26, 2013 Recently the daughter of William Joe sent me some very interesting newspaper articles about him which also mentioned when he was wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share #36 Posted January 26, 2013 Newspaper article with photograph. William Joe is standing on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share #37 Posted January 26, 2013 And another newspaper article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted January 29, 2013 Share #38 Posted January 29, 2013 Really nice grouping love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share #39 Posted August 29, 2013 Posthumously awarded this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Dutch Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share #40 Posted August 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnymac Posted August 31, 2013 Share #41 Posted August 31, 2013 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted September 9, 2015 Share #42 Posted September 9, 2015 Great Group and history of the veteran. Thanks for posting. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted September 9, 2015 Share #43 Posted September 9, 2015 A really interesting group...thank you for posting! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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