dskjl Posted January 22, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2019 Not a lot of background on this one, but a nice little group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted January 22, 2019 SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 22, 2019 Docs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted January 22, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2019 Really cool grouping! Very fun to see! thanks for sharing! Here is a bit more info for you to add: Axel John Staley Born: 19 Sep 1899 - Randers, Denmark Died: 31 Mar 1977 - Yakima, Washington Buried: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71884335 Spouse: Ellen Ann Edwards (Married 20 Dec 1919 in Bingham, Idaho) Children: John Pershing, Roy James, Kenneth E., Betty Jane, Leroy J., Patricia Olive, Donna Joan He came to the US in 1906. In 1921, he and his wife are living in Idaho Falls at 18 North Curtis Ave. In 1923, they are at 274 4th Street, Idaho Falls, and he is an electrician. In 1939, they are at 17th Street, Idaho Falls, and he is a cook. In 1940, they are in Idaho Falls, and he is a tool checker. Enlisted: 8 Apr 1917 Discharged: 12 Apr 1919 When he filled out his WWII draft registration card, he was 122lbs, 5'5" tall, light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dskjl Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted January 22, 2019 army transport 1919 1.JPG army transport 1919 2.JPG Thank you this is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted January 22, 2019 Silver star is numbered 6503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 23, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 23, 2019 Looks like he had an interesting life in the 30's. In 1935 he was assaulted in a fight, and in 1939 charged with receiving a $33 payoff from a bank robbery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted January 23, 2019 Looks like he had an interesting life in the 30's. In 1935 he was assaulted in a fight, and in 1939 charged with receiving a $33 payoff from a bank robbery. Wow, can you send me to the location of that data? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 23, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2019 The articles are from Newspapers.com out of Idaho Falls prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted January 23, 2019 The articles are from Newspapers.com out of Idaho Falls prints. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeclown Posted January 23, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 23, 2019 Am I reading wrong or does his name keep going from Alex to Axel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted January 23, 2019 Am I reading wrong or does his name keep going from Alex to Axel There is a little bit of that going on, you wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted January 23, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 23, 2019 Silver star is numbered 6503 I wonder which of the 4 ! ! issued Silver stars is in the pictures. If it is his first issued one from 1934, and the number 6503 points in that direction, why was it re-issued 3 times? It seems he kept loosing them.... (and finding them back?) Regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted January 23, 2019 I wonder which of the 4 ! ! issued Silver stars is in the pictures. If it is his first issued one from 1934, and the number 6503 points in that direction, why was it re-issued 3 times? It seems he kept loosing them.... (and finding them back?) Regards Herman Herman, please share the data you are referencing this is getting more interesting with each post. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclegrumpy Posted January 23, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 23, 2019 Herman is referencing the duplicate award notations on the bottom of Staley's SS Award Card: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted January 23, 2019 Herman is referencing the duplicate award notations on the bottom of Staley's SS Award Card: Thank you for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoeonthego Posted January 25, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 25, 2019 Just a quick observation. The award cards are missing the 1's at the end of his serial number. Also, their might be a Purple Heart with his name out there. Some Veterans GO 1 Orders have also a Purple Heart as well. Good luck and great grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoeonthego Posted January 25, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 25, 2019 I sorry I spoke too soon. His lapel discharge pin is bronze. If it was silver, then a PH is out there. It can't hurt to a little deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoeonthego Posted January 25, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 25, 2019 I mean research a little deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted January 25, 2019 Share #21 Posted January 25, 2019 Another interesting group...congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 25, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 25, 2019 First Division GO#1 of 1920 was specifically for SS awards to soldiers for having been wounded. He would have been eligible for a Purple Heart. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 25, 2019 Sounds like being a cook or tool checker didn't make ends meet with a family during the depression. If he only got caught twice for infractions I wonder how much he got away with? A wonderfully simple group with a rich, intriguing and elaborate history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoeonthego Posted January 25, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 25, 2019 I have a question Kastauffer. Would the discharge pin be silver. Also on the award card says French Fourragere. That should be a shoulder cord not a medal that is in the group. I haven't heard of a medal and a cord together. The discharge pin could mean they ran out of silver at the time issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoeonthego Posted January 25, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 25, 2019 My grandfather never a received a SSM for his GO1 order. The card is just stamped like the one here on this thread. I contacted the US Army in 2016 and they approved his SSM almost 100 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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