trenchbuff Posted February 24, 2015 Share #26 Posted February 24, 2015 Fantastic group Mike. Very nice addition to your collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted March 30, 2015 Share #27 Posted March 30, 2015 I know a place next to a 5th MG BN Uniform Group that would do that uniform justice! LOL. LMK if you ever need to move it. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted March 30, 2015 Thanks great grouping, it will be tough to ever let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted March 31, 2015 Share #29 Posted March 31, 2015 I noticed on his discharge that even though he had been wounded the soldier was issued a Bronze Discharge Button instead of the silver one. The 4th Battalion was a Division asset while both the the 5th and 6th MG Bns were Brigade Assets, 3rd and 4th Brigade respectively so all had different shapes for backgrounds but all had the purple background identifying them as a Machine Gun unit. The MG Companies that were assigned to the Regiments had Purple Pentagon, Circle, Square or Diamond to identify them as such belonging to the 9th and 23rd Regulars Regiments, and the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. A great book to read is Suicide Battalions by Wendell Westover, a officer who served with the 4th Battalion. Below is the link to read it online, the pictures in it are pretty cool and detailed. Again it is a very nice grouping to a soldier who served in one of the Suicide Squads of the Great War. https://archive.org/details/suicidebattalion00wend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff arthur Posted April 1, 2015 Share #30 Posted April 1, 2015 Fantastic Group ! Congrats, John ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share #31 Posted April 2, 2015 I noticed on his discharge that even though he had been wounded the soldier was issued a Bronze Discharge Button instead of the silver one. The 4th Battalion was a Division asset while both the the 5th and 6th MG Bns were Brigade Assets, 3rd and 4th Brigade respectively so all had different shapes for backgrounds but all had the purple background identifying them as a Machine Gun unit. The MG Companies that were assigned to the Regiments had Purple Pentagon, Circle, Square or Diamond to identify them as such belonging to the 9th and 23rd Regulars Regiments, and the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. A great book to read is Suicide Battalions by Wendell Westover, a officer who served with the 4th Battalion. Below is the link to read it online, the pictures in it are pretty cool and detailed. Again it is a very nice grouping to a soldier who served in one of the Suicide Squads of the Great War. https://archive.org/details/suicidebattalion00wend That is very curious about the discharge button. His paperwork clearly calls out his wound so interesting that he did not receive recognition for his wounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted April 5, 2015 Share #32 Posted April 5, 2015 That is a tough one, only thing I could guess is that 1 The ran out of the silver ones, 2, they did not have them in stock or 3 The station discharging the veteran made a mistake in the paperwork because he is plainly wearing Wound Chevron. It would not be the first time that some clerk made a mistake and no one, the veteran or officer did not see the mistake. Alas we will never know LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric1913 Posted August 22, 2015 Share #33 Posted August 22, 2015 Great group. Need to see it in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share #34 Posted August 22, 2015 Thanks yes it is a great group. Lot of local Spokane history with this vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Roelens Posted August 22, 2015 Share #35 Posted August 22, 2015 Nice find... Congrats! Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share #36 Posted August 30, 2015 thanks Chuck, yes one of my favorite tunics in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell506 Posted September 28, 2015 Share #37 Posted September 28, 2015 That's is so nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share #38 Posted September 28, 2015 Thank you, yes it is a great group and is mounted with pride only wall. It is the local history of the vet that really brings it home Thanks for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfryman Posted September 28, 2015 Share #39 Posted September 28, 2015 OUtstanding group! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share #40 Posted April 20, 2019 Been for years since this one has been up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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