patches Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share #526 Posted July 20, 2021 5 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: According to the above, he had enlisted service from February 13, 1943 to May 31 1945. If he went to OCS, he would have been in an enlisted status at the time and upon graduation received a discharge from his enlisted status and then been commissioned the next day, which would have started a new term of service and which is what the info above suggests. I have seen that with other soldiers. They literally receive a discharge certificate the day before they are commissioned. It would be the equivalent of a DD-214 which did not exist then. Instead, it would have been a WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record And Report Of Separation Honorable Discharge) The information above does not indicate the source of the commission, but does show it was a Reserve commission which is consistent with it being from OCS. Based on the length of his enlisted service (2 years three months) and the fact he received a Purple Heart along with the refernces to his Silver Star and Soldier's Medal with the 511th PIR, my guess would be that he recieved basic and airborne training as an enlisted man, deployed to the Pacific with the 11th Airborne Division and served in combat in the Phillipines in late 1944/possibly early 1945 until he was wounded in combat and sent home to recuperate. Once there, he attended OCS, received his commission, and returned to his old unit - the 11th Airborne Division - on Okinawa before it went to Japan for occupation duty. Note the above info also shows he was Artillery from 11 July 1958 to 24 October 1961, which is consistent with the original photo Patches posted which showed him wearing Artillery branch insignia. Good assessment Sean, it is probably this, if he was a battlefield commission, and went home after occupation duty and then went to OCS, we would think the OCS Association would of noted that, and the date would be some time in say early 1946 as the graduation date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 20, 2021 Share #527 Posted July 20, 2021 Here's another triple CIB recipient. Unfortunately he's unidentified. I found the picture on the Old Guard History Facebook page. From what I can tell, this was taken in 1973 during a dedication of a painting of a Medal Of Honor recipient who I assume had served with the Old Guard. Was the Old Guard commander a colonel? Edit: I found the following information regarding the ceremony: "Dedication ceremony of Spates Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia. The ceremony took place 20 February 1973. Staff Sergeant William R. Spates Jr. was the first Tomb Sentinel to be killed in action on 25 October 1965 in Vietnam." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #528 Posted July 21, 2021 8 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: Here's another triple CIB recipient. Unfortunately he's unidentified. I found the picture on the Old Guard History Facebook page. From what I can tell, this was taken in 1973 during a dedication of a painting of a Medal Of Honor recipient who I assume had served with the Old Guard. Was the Old Guard commander a colonel? Edit: I found the following information regarding the ceremony: "Dedication ceremony of Spates Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia. The ceremony took place 20 February 1973. Staff Sergeant William R. Spates Jr. was the first Tomb Sentinel to be killed in action on 25 October 1965 in Vietnam." He's a Full Bird, since he's at the ceremony maybe he was Spates' C.O. in Vietnam, his Battalion Commander, You Look OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #529 Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, patches said: He's a Full Bird, since he's at the ceremony maybe he was Spates' C.O. in Vietnam, his Battalion Commander, You Look OK. Bit hard now, Spates was an Advisor. https://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SpatesWR01a.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted July 27, 2021 Share #530 Posted July 27, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 4:33 PM, seanmc1114 said: The Class A uniform of the late SGM Henry S. Furst . A native of Ephrata, PA, Furst joined the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) in World War II, earning the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He rose from Private to Master Sergeant, then was given a battlefield commission as 2nd Lieutenant during the Battle of the Bulge. He reverted to enlisted status after the war, and fought in Korea with the 187th Regimental Combat Team. Returning to Fort Bragg, he became an original member of Special Forces -- a weapons sergeant and Chinese Mandarin linguist. He joined the 14th SFOD in 1956, and served on 1st Group's first missions to Thailand, Taiwan, and South Vietnam. He later served several tours in Vietnam with MACV-SOG. Furst earned the rare distinction of wearing three awards of the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After he passed away, his wife donated his uniform to the Center for Military History. Amazing you posted this. I helped a member of the SFA in Western Washington move some wood, a man named Skip. The man who this uniform belonged to was Skip's first Team Sergeant with 1st SFG on Okinawa and did White Star with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share #531 Posted September 8, 2021 I was re-reading the infamous topic on Jkash's Infamous Helmet and noticed the subject of the helmet Joseph Shelton or in full Joseph Richards Shelton, Jr. an officer just may be a Three Time Recipient of the Combat Infantryman Badge as according to his OBIT was as we know in WWII in the 82nd but also in Korea with the 187th RCT and the Green Berets in Vietnam, he retires in 1965, so plenty of time to get that third CIB. Here he is with the 2nd Award, and his 1965 O Registry write up. More info of course needed, but as it stands we have another undocumented 3rd CIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted September 19, 2021 Share #532 Posted September 19, 2021 On 1/10/2018 at 11:14 PM, patches said: 262. TALLEY, Hugh H. Tally was talked about here along with the Wylie Johnson. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/186816-3rd-award-combat-infantrymans-badge-ceremony-rvn/ His Obit, strangely makes no mention of his long Army service. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mtairynews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=180044626 Not strange, because it’s the wrong Hugh Talley. SGM Hugh H Talley (RIP) passed in 1989. The Thomas Hugh Talley in the Obit would have been around 10 years old on D Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share #533 Posted September 20, 2021 9 hours ago, e19 said: Not strange, because it’s the wrong Hugh Talley. SGM Hugh H Talley (RIP) passed in 1989. The Thomas Hugh Talley in the Obit would have been around 10 years old on D Day! Yes that was a major blunder on my part, seen only Hugh Talley, did not note his date of birth nor that his full name was Thomas Hugh Talley, and that as we see went by Hugh Talley dropping the Thomas. Good catch e19. Found this on him. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39689565/hugh-howard-talley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted September 21, 2021 Share #534 Posted September 21, 2021 I noticed that the pic of the CIB 3rd Award on the findagrave page was posted by the son of another old SF recipient of the 3rd award, Lionel “Choo Choo” Pinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share #535 Posted November 25, 2021 On 6/23/2016 at 7:13 AM, patches said: 51. CONMY, Joseph B. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbconmy.htm Comny with CIB Number 2 in 1962 as C.O. of the 1st Battle Group 1st Infantry Fort Myer Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share #536 Posted November 30, 2021 On 7/9/2016 at 6:54 PM, patches said: 68. DELACRUZ, Vic No info Update https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=347286 Found a photo of Delacruz in a Monterey Newspaper article from 2 years ago, with his 3rd Award CIB in Cloth, Delacruz was at this time stationed at Fort Ord California, in a 6th Army Troop Unit, date not mentioned, but what was mentioned is he was in the Philippines, and was a POW, and Death Mach Survivor, but no unit mentioned, like was he in the 31st U.S. Infantry or one of the Philippine Scout Regiments? it doesn't say, also no mention of Korean War unit, or Vietnam unit, but we do see a 1st Infantry Division Combat Patch, but what Battalion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 14, 2021 Share #537 Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/1/2017 at 11:29 PM, patches said: 209. PINN, Lionel F.,Sr. Quite a few items on Pinn, even up to the man's son posting here in this topic. Alamo Scouts/38th Inf Div WWII 2nd Inf Div Korea SF Vietnam http://www.specialforcesassociation.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7173 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 14, 2021 Share #538 Posted December 14, 2021 I ran across this picture onlione, but the site where it is located won't open, so I have no idea who it is. EDIT: John R. Cleland, already posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share #539 Posted December 15, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 10:30 PM, patches said: Found a photo of Delacruz in a Monterey Newspaper article from 2 years ago, with his 3rd Award CIB in Cloth, Delacruz was at this time stationed at Fort Ord California, in a 6th Army Troop Unit, date not mentioned, but what was mentioned is he was in the Philippines, and was a POW, and Death Mach Survivor, but no unit mentioned, like was he in the 31st U.S. Infantry or one of the Philippine Scout Regiments? it doesn't say, also no mention of Korean War unit, or Vietnam unit, but we do see a 1st Infantry Division Combat Patch, but what Battalion? Seen he is Filipino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted December 15, 2021 Share #540 Posted December 15, 2021 On 11/25/2017 at 9:15 PM, patches said: 188. NAMETH, Thomas S. All I could find unfortunelety. 24 Oct 1924 23 Nov 1993 Thomas S Nameth is buried in the Florida National Cemetery at the location .... VIETNAM WAR,KOREAN WAR,WORLD WAR II ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted December 15, 2021 Share #541 Posted December 15, 2021 Above photo is SGM Tom Nameth in 1966 - 7th SFG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share #542 Posted December 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, e19 said: Above photo is SGM Tom Nameth in 1966 - 7th SFG Thanks for this important addition, we gather he goes to Vietnam shortly after, as he has CIB Number Two at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted December 19, 2021 Share #543 Posted December 19, 2021 Here’s another pic of SGM Nameth, also from 1966. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #544 Posted December 26, 2021 Another shot of Milloy wearing his 82nd Combat Patch for WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #545 Posted December 26, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 9:44 PM, patches said: Comny with CIB Number 2 in 1962 as C.O. of the 1st Battle Group 1st Infantry Fort Myer Virginia Whoops, make that 3rd Infantry, I said 1st Infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 3, 2022 Share #546 Posted January 3, 2022 On 11/17/2017 at 9:54 PM, patches said: 186. MOWERY, Lawrence L. Mowery in WWII. As we see he was in the 507th Parachute Infantry. 2nd Lt Mowery listed in this roster. http://www.usairborne.be/Roster/ROSTER-507PIR.pdf Mowery as CoS 101st Abn Div in Vietnam, he was also at one time the 3rd Bde CO. This shows a list of his awards, but no unit listed for Korea. https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=SBVTimeLine&type=Person&ID=91131 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47402230 Two more photos of Col. Mowery, the first one clearly showing his third award of the CIB and the second showing him in Vietnam with Major General Melvin Zais, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share #547 Posted January 19, 2022 On 11/3/2016 at 8:44 PM, patches said: 119. HICKEY, Lawrence T. A few items on Hickey, Lawrence T. A little bit on his WWII Service. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.onetz.de/deutschland-und-die-welt-r/lokales/us-armee-widmet-truppenkantine-im-lager-grafenwoehr-oberstabsfeldwebel-lawrence-t-hickey-mentor-der-jungen-soldaten-d1298375.html&prev=search In Vietnam he was the CSM of the 3rd Battalion 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division 1968-69. He also was the first Enlisted Commandant of the 7th Army Europe NCO Acadimy in 1972 https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=AssignmentExt&ID=214707 Found a Photo of Lawrence T. Hickey. Plus those links are dead, so here's a newer one at least. https://ncohistory.com/7th-army-nco-academy-history/?sfw=pass1642564005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 7, 2022 Share #548 Posted March 7, 2022 On 12/28/2017 at 12:32 AM, patches said: 239. SHUFFSTALL, Donald C. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/floridatoday/obituary.aspx?pid=169208976 One of Shuffstall's many assignments in his long career was being the CO of the 1st Battalion 16th Infantry 1st Infantry Division 1968-69, probably served a bit of staff duty after that in the 3rd brigade of the Big Red One. Still no info on WWII or Korea units. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=141420 His shirt when Stuffstall was at Fort Benning Infantry Center. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_12_2017/post-34986-0-02699600-1514428431.jpg Here's a photo of Shuffstall as a colonel from the Army War College's 1971 yearbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share #549 Posted March 8, 2022 11 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: Here's a photo of Shuffstall as a colonel from the Army War College's 1971 yearbook. Thanks again Sean, another valuable update. Seen that Forum Link to Shuffstall's Shirt is Dead now, can't see it or raise it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 10, 2022 Share #550 Posted March 10, 2022 You decide. Sergeant Major M. E. Summers from a 1970 Fort Ord basic training book for sale on e-Bay. I can't find anything about him online, but his photo looks like his CIB may have two stars on it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174616522175?hash=item28a7f4adbf:g:DOMAAOSwXyBgFCWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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