nicolas75 Posted December 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2019 Hello I have won on Ebay this bunch of tinies among a bunch of others items i want to keep. Those to ID will be to sell Here is how far i get at this time to make it talk 1 - USN wrist buttons ? 2 - The seller told it is Civil war ... 3 - 1st USMC special unit ? 4 - US AF fans pins 5 - Brothers Kennedy Tokens 6 - Lucky charm dollar of 1962 Any ideas to what is it exactly are number 1 to number 3 ? (Sorry poor pics, will improve it on the next days) Thanks - Lester H Scheaffer (Fleetwood - PA) - 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division - KIA September 12th 1944 attacking the Brest Naval range butt I’m proudly in charge of his grave at St James cemetery. RIP (My left avatar portrait)- Jay E Hansford (Baxter Springs - KS ) - 146th Engineer Combat Battalion SETF - KIA June 6th 1944 landing on Dog White Omaha Beach I’m proudly in charge of his grave at Colleville sur mer cemetery. RIP (My right avatar portrait)- See their story, and other ones here : http://mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com/ -- Interested in pictures (and others items) concerning the French Navy ships that went under repair in US Navy yards in 1943. In Boston (Le Terrible, le Fantasque, le Malin), in NYC (Richelieu) and in Philadelphia (Le Georges Leygues, Le Gloire, Le Montcalm) Link to post Share on other sites
Steve B. Posted December 29, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2019 #1 is as tie tack (used to keep a necktie in place) or lapel pin. #2. Looks like it might be a lapel button. The photo is not the best. #3. I do not know. Collecting 3rd Armored Division items of all kinds from all eras, specializing in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. Link to post Share on other sites
nicolas75 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted December 29, 2019 Thanks for those first answers Will improve the pics shortly - Lester H Scheaffer (Fleetwood - PA) - 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division - KIA September 12th 1944 attacking the Brest Naval range butt I’m proudly in charge of his grave at St James cemetery. RIP (My left avatar portrait)- Jay E Hansford (Baxter Springs - KS ) - 146th Engineer Combat Battalion SETF - KIA June 6th 1944 landing on Dog White Omaha Beach I’m proudly in charge of his grave at Colleville sur mer cemetery. RIP (My right avatar portrait)- See their story, and other ones here : http://mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com/ -- Interested in pictures (and others items) concerning the French Navy ships that went under repair in US Navy yards in 1943. In Boston (Le Terrible, le Fantasque, le Malin), in NYC (Richelieu) and in Philadelphia (Le Georges Leygues, Le Gloire, Le Montcalm) Link to post Share on other sites
Wake1941 Posted December 29, 2019 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2019 #2 is a GAR lapel pin Check out my eBay page, I sell military insignia and just about anything else I come acrossLink: https://www.ebay.com/sch/fitzkeemilitaria/m.html?item=223497878518&hash=item340982fbf6%3Ag%3ASs4AAOSw-llcxhqe&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Please check out my web page as well for more items for sale https://fitzkeemilitaria.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
nicolas75 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted December 29, 2019 Hello Thanks but what GAR acronym stands for ? Thanks - Lester H Scheaffer (Fleetwood - PA) - 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division - KIA September 12th 1944 attacking the Brest Naval range butt I’m proudly in charge of his grave at St James cemetery. RIP (My left avatar portrait)- Jay E Hansford (Baxter Springs - KS ) - 146th Engineer Combat Battalion SETF - KIA June 6th 1944 landing on Dog White Omaha Beach I’m proudly in charge of his grave at Colleville sur mer cemetery. RIP (My right avatar portrait)- See their story, and other ones here : http://mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com/ -- Interested in pictures (and others items) concerning the French Navy ships that went under repair in US Navy yards in 1943. In Boston (Le Terrible, le Fantasque, le Malin), in NYC (Richelieu) and in Philadelphia (Le Georges Leygues, Le Gloire, Le Montcalm) Link to post Share on other sites
Gator Posted December 29, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2019 Grand Army of the Republic Link to post Share on other sites
nicolas75 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted December 29, 2019 Thanks - Lester H Scheaffer (Fleetwood - PA) - 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division - KIA September 12th 1944 attacking the Brest Naval range butt I’m proudly in charge of his grave at St James cemetery. RIP (My left avatar portrait)- Jay E Hansford (Baxter Springs - KS ) - 146th Engineer Combat Battalion SETF - KIA June 6th 1944 landing on Dog White Omaha Beach I’m proudly in charge of his grave at Colleville sur mer cemetery. RIP (My right avatar portrait)- See their story, and other ones here : http://mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com/ -- Interested in pictures (and others items) concerning the French Navy ships that went under repair in US Navy yards in 1943. In Boston (Le Terrible, le Fantasque, le Malin), in NYC (Richelieu) and in Philadelphia (Le Georges Leygues, Le Gloire, Le Montcalm) Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted December 29, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 29, 2019 Bonjour As the Marines never had DIs, #3 has the appearance of a made for collectors DI, Asian-made, never worn by the unit. Au revoir Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted January 3, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 3, 2020 #2 GAR(CW Veteran Group)(as stated above) #4 USAF pin given out by recruiter #5 looks like a remembrance coin for the Kennedy boys ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
nicolas75 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks - Lester H Scheaffer (Fleetwood - PA) - 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division - KIA September 12th 1944 attacking the Brest Naval range butt I’m proudly in charge of his grave at St James cemetery. RIP (My left avatar portrait)- Jay E Hansford (Baxter Springs - KS ) - 146th Engineer Combat Battalion SETF - KIA June 6th 1944 landing on Dog White Omaha Beach I’m proudly in charge of his grave at Colleville sur mer cemetery. RIP (My right avatar portrait)- See their story, and other ones here : http://mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com/ -- Interested in pictures (and others items) concerning the French Navy ships that went under repair in US Navy yards in 1943. In Boston (Le Terrible, le Fantasque, le Malin), in NYC (Richelieu) and in Philadelphia (Le Georges Leygues, Le Gloire, Le Montcalm) Link to post Share on other sites
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