deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I had a local dealer call me 3 times last week to view a sale early and help her price some stuff, I was getting 14 hours a day at work and couldn't make it. I got these plaques when I finally did get pictures from her on the day of the sale, I missed the macv/sog and command and control central, south and north plaques! next time I'm taking off work! they did miss the medal document under a pile of papers though! All were to an air force colonel/pilot that served from ww2 through Vietnam!I hope to meet him and chat next week.He sounds like one helluva interesting guy! Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 voice of freedom! Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 don't know much about this group, any comments welcome! Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 eastern construction co. I think this was something to do with philipine intelligence and they had dealings with our cia. Feel free to elaborate as this is not my area of expertise. Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 20th special operations squadron the green hornets Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 medal document. anyone here that can translate this? I took german in high school and most germans I meet speak better English then I do. Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 document in top of folder. last document has serial number 0003 Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 close up 1st doc Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 document cover, kinda plastic material with internal corners for holding the documents. Link to post Share on other sites
irish Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice and desirable grouping. The plaques are fantastic. Congrats Link to post Share on other sites
Mitch Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I think I would definitely leave work for the 2 plaques you missed but you still got some great ones anyway. It looks like the colonel was was involved in MacV/SOG The 20th SOS supported special operations in Vietnam and Cambodia. The US Naval Advisors det. Danang was a MacV asset that supported the Coastal Security Service sabotage ops. The first document is SVN Distinguished Service order I believe. Any great pieces . Thanks for sharing Regards, Mitch When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace"Jimi Hendrix http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2020.gif Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I didn't miss 2 plaques, I missed 4 ;[ lol. ccs, ccn,andccc all with the skull and flash and the macv sog plaque had 2 little spooks on the top, they appeared to be mint from the pics.I guess they were all given to him in appreciation of working with them when he left. I couldn't believe these were still there when I finally got there.I have called everyone I know to see if they got the others to see if I could buy them but no luck, to make matters worse, I believe 2 different people each got 2 of them. Link to post Share on other sites
lovmilinsig Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Fantastic score! I could love items like this, so thanks for posting. Ed Link to post Share on other sites
Patchcollector Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm not a plaque collector,but you got some really nice ones there.Most plaques I've seen are for the "usual" units,but you have some unusual ones.Looks like this guy was rubbing elbows with alot of serious players in the "Southeast Asia War Games" Those plaques are like a "Who's who" of the Spec Ops community during that time frame.That's too bad about missing out on the SF ones,getting them all would've been quite the hat trick,but at least you got some of them! If you do get to meet the original owner,my advice would be to take some notes,maybe even video your talk with him,as he looks to be a real "interesting" fellow,if you know what I mean. High Flight Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silver wings; Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, where never lark, or even eagle flew; and while, with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. John Gillespie Magee, Jr. June 9, 1922 – December 11, 1941 " And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword. Ready to do what a hero can." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Don't let the B@stards wear you down -"Vinegar" Joe Stillwell Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world.Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves.All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people. George Bernard Shaw " Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining" , Fletcher,from the movie "The outlaw Josey Wales" Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Awesome group of plaques.The 1st plaque shows 1st FLT.If I remember right there is a thread about that unit.It was some ultra secret group in Vietnam? https://medium.com/war-is-boring/america-and-taiwan-had-a-secret-transport-squadron-in-vietnam-9a80b1c729cf I did find a Louis B. Franklin (USAF) that was Deputy Chief MACV-SOG in 1970. ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Eastern Construction Company, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Construction_Company , https://books.google.com/books?id=SVtNalqmYgAC&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=eastern+construction+company+vietnam&source=bl&ots=rOsycLG4Ll&sig=0jls99dcbmUVKkEGEhpJRFg0dsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-QKVa2eO4HXgwStioT4Bw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=eastern%20construction%20company%20vietnam&f=false . Here is there address and phone number from Vietnam.I'm sure the number is no longer working now, LOL! https://books.google.com/books?id=dI_-V5e62JoC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=eastern+construction+company+vietnam&source=bl&ots=7TQ8kzHNfS&sig=J4a2_crJLBgPJN3NqJQtLrwF9GE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-QKVa2eO4HXgwStioT4Bw&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=eastern%20construction%20company%20vietnam&f=false ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
deadpeoplesjunk Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Franklin B, that's him, he was deputy chief. Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Deputy Chief MACV-SOG.You did pretty good. ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
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