Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 31, 2019 This is the first time I have a bought WWI Purple Heart and want to make sure it is real. Any help would be appreciated I emailed Redbird research after asking a board member how to get Award cards (Thanks dhcoleterracina). There is not alot of information on this Soldier except for one article I could find about him being one of 200 men to participate in the Trench Raid At Hilsenfirst the first battle of the 35th Division in WWI. Outside of that pretty much nothing . Purple heart is numbered 8184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted October 31, 2019 Purple Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted October 31, 2019 Other war medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted October 31, 2019 Patches and Dog Tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted October 31, 2019 Article. Super Blurry. There was a bunch of books that described this raid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted October 31, 2019 Better view of back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclegrumpy Posted October 31, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 31, 2019 That is a great grouping...nothing wrong with any of it...you did very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted October 31, 2019 Share #8 Posted October 31, 2019 I don't think you would ever have to worry that a group like this one would be a fake. Finding the medals that are still in the boxes is outstanding. I think you've hit a winner here. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted October 31, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 31, 2019 That is a great looking group! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks guys! I was kind of worried the Purple Heart was not in one of the big boxes and was issued in 1932 long after WWI ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmo Posted October 31, 2019 Share #11 Posted October 31, 2019 Purple Heart is an early issued on based on the number. They were awarded and issued starting in 1932 for WIA/MSCC WWI and earlier actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted October 31, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 31, 2019 Really nice, original group! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted October 31, 2019 Ah so 1932 is the earliest they will be issued ! Thanks for the information . Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swabbie Posted October 31, 2019 Share #14 Posted October 31, 2019 Yep, great group -- you did well. Having the French-made Verdun medal in the box is nothing to sneeze at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks! They had the boxes and thats why I bid on them not sure I would have if they didnt , I was hoping the boxes would have some documents hidden inside . There was 2 helmets also but I did not bid on those. I wish I had now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdogchristy90 Posted October 31, 2019 Share #16 Posted October 31, 2019 Based on the newspaper article it seems as though he was from St. Louis. As a Missourian this pleases me. Very nice group, Pip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks! Looks like the 138th Infantry is a St Louis regiment and was called the St Louis Grey's in the Civil War . Wiki shows this for them in WWI After the war's end, the regiment returned to its home station in St. Louis. On 8 July 1922 the U.S. Army approved the 138th's Regimental Coat of Arms along with the regimental colors. The coat of arms is an infantry blue shield with an equestrian statue in profile of King Louis IX of France, the namesake of the City of St. Louis. The actual statue sets in front of the St. Louis Art Museum in Forrest Park. The regiment's motto, "St. Louis’ Own" alludes to the historical home of the regiment and serves as a recognition if its history – nearly all the original members of the regiment were St. Louisans as were its Medal of Honor recipients. The regiment's official designation as the "First Missouri" also stands as testament to its former name – Missouri's first, and now only, infantry regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted November 15, 2019 The award card has a different date and looks like different number anyone seen this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_Carman Posted November 15, 2019 Share #19 Posted November 15, 2019 The AGO card does not provide the serial number of the Purple Heart Medal William Klockau received. It does give his award date and his Wounded in Action date The WIA 7970 indicates the number of Purple Hearts awarded for combat wounds, as of that card The No 8220 indicates the number of Purple Hearts awarded for wounds and the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate, as of that card The serial number, 8184, of the Purple Heart is close to the No number, and is pretty common This info is courtesy of Fred L Borch and his article on The First Purple Hearts, from the JMOSA, Vol 56, Jan-Feb 2005, number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted November 15, 2019 Thanks Bill! Looks like he was wounded during the second day of the Meuse–Argonne offensive. The day before Sept 26th two men from his unit won the MOH during this offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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