rrobertscv Posted October 23, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2015 A friend here at work is sorting thru his late parents estate, they were antique dealers and this is a MASSIVE collection to sell and sort. As he finds military items he gives me first choice at really good prices since I have helped him sell some of the other things, he has no interest in most of it and just wants it gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5036 Posted October 23, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2015 Very nice handkerchief from the Phillipines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted October 23, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2015 The Army Medical Dishes are a time a dozen i have never been able to sell one for more then a few bucks but they are still neat and a nice piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted October 24, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 24, 2015 That little sweetheart hankie is nice. The 124th Regiment saw intense fighting on the Island of Mindanao in 1945, especially in the Battle of Colgan Woods, named after Father Thomas Colgan, the Regimental Chaplain, who was killed in action while assisting wounded. Father Colgan was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery. Lacking artillery support and facing an entrenched opponent, the 124th advanced for six days. The unit survived two banzai charges and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese. In the fighting, the 124th suffered 69 killed and 177 wounded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted October 25, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2015 Some extremely NICE finds!!! I'm particularly fond of the handkerchief from the 124th! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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