Sully Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I'd like to make a post about my Uncle. Vincent J Coniglio author of the US M3 Trench Knife of WW2 and veteran of the Vietnam War serving with 1/8 Cavalry 1st Cav Div 1970-71. Vince passed away at home on Tuesday September 18th 2018 aged 67. Internment will be at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Always looking for WW1 28th Division; anything, papers, field gear, uniforms, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
tarbridge Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 RIP Vince... Always Buying...Medals...Patches...Wings... Singles or Groups...Top Cash Paid!!! My Website...http://www.purpleheartsnorthcarolina.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
fstop61 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Sad News RIP Looking for: Fourth/ Seventh Rhode Island Infantry items Purple Heart : Robert L. Freitag KIA ETO 2/11/45 Any US/German items with the last name "Freitag" also, war-related posters Link to post Share on other sites
sundance Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Our prayers are with you. May he rest in peace Link to post Share on other sites
Bill in VA Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I don't know how many people may be on Bill Walters' email list, or have heard otherwise. I was saddened to learn earlier this week that Vince Coniglio passed away. Vince was one o of the foremost authorities on the M3 knife. His small book, "The US M3 Trench Knife of World War Two" was the first book to deal specifically with the M3 and became the M3 bible for many of us. I spent a goodly number of hours sitting and talking with Vince at the Show of Shows over the years, and carried a fair number of knives to his tables for blessing (or not.) I've learned much from him. At last year's Show of Shows he was looking pretty bad... thin, weak, wheelchair-bound, but still happy to talk knives. At that show he blessed a Boker M3 for me, and I bought a nice M2 switchblade and a guard-marked PAL M3 from him. He gave me a copy of his book to replace my well-worn and rather tattered copy. For me, the knife collectors' world has suddenly gotten much smaller. He's a link to Vince's obituary if anyone is interested. http://www.funeralfinder.com/obituaries/Coniglio-Jr-Vincent/09-18-2018/3692/ My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
doyler Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Belated sympathy and condolences for all of the family. In Memoriam:Lieutenant J.Kostelec 1-3 First Special Service Force MIA/PD 4 March 1944 ItalyI HAVE SEEN THE ENEMY AND IT IS DAYLIGHTForget about the tips..We'll get hell to pay (AC/DC)"If you cant get out and run with the big dogs then sit on the porch and bark at the cars going by.." Have you Hugged a Clown Today? You Cant Get A Sun Tan On The Moon.. Link to post Share on other sites
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