RDUNE Posted December 4, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2017 Hello all, I just wanted to share a uniform that I recently acquired. The uniform is named and I found an obituary for a local man by that name. The obituary mentions that he earned the Purple Heart in WWII. It doesn't look like its had collar discs, CIB, rank insignia etc attached. I don't see any holes or indication that anything has been removed from the uniform. I haven't found a roster of men from the 473rd, after action reports or general orders online yet, but I intend to send away for his records and hopefully that will provide some answers. Thanks for looking -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 4, 2017 Patch and scroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted December 4, 2017 Ribbons. Perhaps the PH ribbon had an oak leaf on it at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marentius Posted December 4, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 4, 2017 great patched uniform,congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted December 4, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 4, 2017 Very nice, love the scroll. Good luck with research and keep us posted Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted December 4, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 4, 2017 Really nice Italian-made scroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted December 7, 2017 Thanks for the kind comments and very helpful PM's I'm going to request his records from NPRC and will post them when they arrive. In the meantime if anyone comes across the general orders for this regiment please shoot me a PM. I would love to see if this veteran is listed. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbiava Posted June 11, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 11, 2021 Did you ever find anything about this guy? Can you please provide his name/ASN? Ciao Marcello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted June 11, 2021 I honestly can't recall if I got his file or not. We moved, had a baby, etc and a lot of my files are still packed away. I know I still have the uniform but it is in storage right now. I will see if I can find his full name & serial number. I believe the last name was Lemon. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbiava Posted August 6, 2021 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2021 In case, I think I can help. I am the 473rd veteran Association historian. Send me the name and will see what I can do. Rgds M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted August 7, 2021 This is him: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175447945/don-milton-lemon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellumbill Posted August 8, 2021 Share #12 Posted August 8, 2021 Amazing - I have always really liked this jacket and literally thought about it tonight checked the forum and see these updates! Wow thx best bill K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 25, 2022 Share #13 Posted November 25, 2022 I just ran across this picture on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted November 25, 2022 Share #14 Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: I just ran across this picture on Facebook. That is something new or at least to me it is. I've never seen their DUI on a shield before. I wonder if it is an unknown variant or if this solder simply decided to add the shields as a fancy backing to the standard DUI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDUNE Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted November 29, 2022 Interesting, I had wondered how difficult it might have been to find DI's and such to complete the uniform for a display. I have actually passed this uniform on to a collector who could give it a more appropriate home. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted November 29, 2022 Share #16 Posted November 29, 2022 interestingly it appears he is wearing two US collar disc's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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