Hobza Posted August 11, 2019 Share #26 Posted August 11, 2019 I have this one. Killed 1944, remains identified 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Smith Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted August 11, 2019 Hobza - Do you have his death of death document from his IDPF or a transmittal letter from his personnel file? Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Smith Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted August 11, 2019 Attached is the document I am referring to. This document triggered the issuance of the posthumous Purple Heart and appears in both the IDPF and Personnel File of the casualty. The date in the upper right hand corner is key. When Kurt Stauffer and I were conducting our study of posthumous Purple Hearts that was eventually published in the November 1985 issue OMSA Journal (The Medal Collector), we noted that the actual issuance of the medal ranged between 15 and 90 days (usually one to two months) from this date. The delay depended upon the backlog for engraving medals at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot at the time the report was received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 11, 2019 Share #29 Posted August 11, 2019 I don't have the report of death for one of the Purple Hearts I photographed with script engraving, but a letter to the fellow's NOK from Gordon Gray dated May 4, 1949 informs the NOK that the Purple Heart had just been awarded (his PH certificate is dated 25 April 1949, so the May 1949 date is not surprising at all). Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 20, 2019 Share #30 Posted September 20, 2019 Here's one I just got the award card for. It's script and is noted as being awarded on 4 December 1947. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 20, 2019 Share #31 Posted September 20, 2019 And it would help if I added the pic of the medal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Smith Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted September 9, 2020 It's been a while since I first posted this thread. I pulled Levy's USN personnel file in January of this year. While it mentioned that he was awarded an Air Medal by the Air Force, the actual citation was not present. I just received the award card from the Navy last week from a request I submitted in early February (before they closed down due to COVID). I found the citation to be a very unusual and wanted to post for those who were interested in seeing what the award was actually for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decwriter Posted September 9, 2020 Share #33 Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks for the follow up on this Air Medal Frank. Persistence pays off and I like the unusual citation as well. Congrats on closing the loop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted September 9, 2020 Share #34 Posted September 9, 2020 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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