tarbridge Posted April 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 30, 2015 Here is Major Frasier's medal group...he was a Brave man who made his presence known on those far away battlefields.He was wounded Cantigny and in the Argonne.Frasiers' Military career was cut short by a post war injury. A graduate of Williams College, an engraved Williams College table medal is included in the group.This is a First Division Silver Star that is not one of the G.O.blanket awards.He was a Civil Air Patrol Pilot in WWII.Major Frasier and his awards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Posted April 30, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 30, 2015 Cough...cough...WOW! Beautiful group Robert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tarbridge Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted April 30, 2015 Medal numbers... DSC...#986 SS......#5841 PH......#40543 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gary B Posted April 30, 2015 Share #7 Posted April 30, 2015 Nothing more to say than WOW! I think that is the most complete WWI valor group I have seen in a long time! He was obviously an exceptional leader to have risen from LT to MAJ during his service with the 1st Div. Gary B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted April 30, 2015 Share #8 Posted April 30, 2015 Super !!! Wharf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_Carman Posted April 30, 2015 Share #9 Posted April 30, 2015 Robert, The Frasier group is superb, ... and it is always nice to see a Purple Heart with the large oak leaf cluster. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted April 30, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 30, 2015 Robert, They don't come any better than this group! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0811gysgt Posted April 30, 2015 Share #11 Posted April 30, 2015 Robert, That is an amazing group. You really cannot obtain one better than that! Thank You for posting it here for all of us to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javelin4life Posted April 30, 2015 Share #12 Posted April 30, 2015 When a group like this shows up, you can't really think of the best word to use to describe it. Simply amazing. Thank you for sharing. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Posted April 30, 2015 Share #13 Posted April 30, 2015 Beautiful, outstanding group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfall Posted April 30, 2015 Share #14 Posted April 30, 2015 Here is how he appears in my DSC Database: FRASIER, Lyman Sheridan (WIA) Major (Infantry) - WW I Unit: 26th Infantry Regiment, First Division (Regular Army) Date and Place: October 7, 1918; near Verdun, France Medal Number: 986 Source: War Department General Orders No. 78 (June 16, 1919) Other Awards: - First Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Silver Star Medal #5841(based on his Silver Citation Star) - Purple Heart (Medal Nr. #40543) (two awards for Cantigny and the Argonne) - French Croix de Guerre with palm, under Order No. 14.141 “D” French Armies of the East, dated March 9, 1919 based on his heorism from October 1-12, 1918. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Note: He was born on August 31, 1892 in (and entered the Army from) Amsterdam, New York. He died on October 31, 1952. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted April 30, 2015 Here is how he appears in my DSC Database: FRASIER, Lyman Sheridan (WIA) Major (Infantry) - WW I Unit: 26th Infantry Regiment, First Division (Regular Army) Date and Place: October 7, 1918; near Verdun, France Medal Number: 986 Source: War Department General Orders No. 78 (June 16, 1919) Other Awards: - First Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Silver Star Medal #5841(based on his Silver Citation Star) - Purple Heart (Medal Nr. #40543) (two awards for Cantigny and the Argonne) - French Croix de Guerre with palm, under Order No. 14.141 D French Armies of the East, dated March 9, 1919 based on his heorism from October 1-12, 1918. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Note: He was born on August 31, 1892 in (and entered the Army from) Amsterdam, New York. He died on October 31, 1952. Yes.Thanks...The Silver Star is G.O.89... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted April 30, 2015 Share #16 Posted April 30, 2015 Really great group, Robert. Congrats......Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaDave Posted April 30, 2015 Share #17 Posted April 30, 2015 An absolutely incredible group, great to see such a valor grouping on the Forum. DakotaDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted May 1, 2015 Share #18 Posted May 1, 2015 Amazing group, well researched and presented! MIke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted May 1, 2015 Share #19 Posted May 1, 2015 Boy, is that a nice group. When I see fantastic groups like this I always wonder where the uniform, helmet and other personal items ended up. Seems like over the years large groups went in separate directions with the medals going in one collection and the uniforms into another. So, just curious about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted May 1, 2015 That is most always a unanswerable question. ..I can say this...Helmet collectors collect Helmets...Uniform collectors collect Uniforms. ..Medal collectors collect Medals...Patche collectors collect Patches...Few collect it all...For the Good of it...For the Bad of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 1, 2015 Share #21 Posted May 1, 2015 Boy, is that a nice group. When I see fantastic groups like this I always wonder where the uniform, helmet and other personal items ended up. Seems like over the years large groups went in separate directions with the medals going in one collection and the uniforms into another. So, just curious about this one. There might have been more at one point, but this is the proverbial "cigar box" group. Of the 121 families and vets I visited for my book, I saw exactly three uniforms - and all of those families/vets were from WW2...the generation most likely to keep everything. It seems that when something had to go...to make room in the attic or perhaps clear a closet for a child...the uniforms were the first thing to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted May 1, 2015 Share #22 Posted May 1, 2015 Clothing went to moths as well and have met many veterans and their families who didn't value the uniform that much. Also many veterans wore their uniforms out after the war; especially field wear uniforms and captured German camouflage. I can't tell you how many times I have ran into that scenario when I have been out "beating the bushes" for goods. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted May 1, 2015 Share #23 Posted May 1, 2015 I suppose that's been my experience as well. Rarely do I find intact groups, even from families, and when I do they're most likely from WW2 with just a few from WW1. Robert, I certainly understand that medal guys collect medals and helmet guys collect helmets. I personally have no problem with that since it allows history and vets to be remembered in several collections instead of just one. When you think about it, what are the odds that everything will stay preserved and intact over a period of 70, 100 or even 150 years? Remote I would think. I also know a number of veterans who have been buried in their uniforms, and some with their medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted May 1, 2015 Share #24 Posted May 1, 2015 Once of the nicest WWI DSC groups I think I have seen that didn't include original paperwork. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted May 1, 2015 Share #25 Posted May 1, 2015 Robert, a very, very nice named group. Top class. Nice early American Emblem PH with correct ribbon and thumbnail olc. Thanks for showing, regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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