Chap15 Posted November 15, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2014 I recent find. Chaplain Abraham Simon. WWII Chaplain who served in Burma. He stayed in till the fifties and got out as a Major, but he didn't do much after the war. Notice the prayer book with his name on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chap15 Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted November 15, 2014 5 Interesting shirt. And notice the early style insignia with the hollow Star of David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timberwolf Posted November 15, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 15, 2014 Very cool! Great bush jacket too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted November 15, 2014 Share #8 Posted November 15, 2014 Do you know what he got a bronze star for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jennings Lane Posted November 15, 2014 Share #13 Posted November 15, 2014 That's a great grouping and probably one of the hardest to find. I can't imagine that there were more than two or three hundred Jewish Chaplains in WW2. So, if anyone collects by arm of service, you can't have one much tougher to find than this one. There was a Rabbi from Louisville that served in the Pacific. His name was Rabbi Martin Perley. I met him once or twice. The Filson Club in Louisville has his wartime papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted November 15, 2014 Share #14 Posted November 15, 2014 The Army reported that 1214 basic awards of the Bronze Star and 88 oak leaf clusters were made to the Corps of Chaplains in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted November 15, 2014 Share #15 Posted November 15, 2014 Great grouping. I have learned that Chaplain's medals, uniforms etc. are some of the most difficult items to find. Thank you for posting. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty5580 Posted November 16, 2014 Share #16 Posted November 16, 2014 really nice group!!! Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted November 16, 2014 Share #17 Posted November 16, 2014 Awesome and rare group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted January 5, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 5, 2020 Just found this thread, really rare grouping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted January 5, 2020 Share #19 Posted January 5, 2020 Very unusual, thanks for resuscitating this thread. Never saw Moses's 10 commandment tablets as a WWII collar device, those have to be pretty scarce. I wonder if they're maker marked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oren Posted July 5, 2022 Share #20 Posted July 5, 2022 Dear Sir, I do not know how to say this but- Those are my grandfather's. I held that bronze star when I was 10 years old. Is there any way I can contact you? Thank you, Oren Ritterband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted January 13 Share #21 Posted January 13 Great grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted January 13 Share #22 Posted January 13 A very rare group. The Bronze Star could be for humanitarian service. After some research on a small grouping I have i found that my guy received the BS for work he did with displaced persons in Germany during and after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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