WVsubvet Posted July 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2020 This is one of my most sentimental groups being that he was a Submariner and a Mountaineer. LT jg Eugene Sturm Moore of Barrackville, WV began his Eternal Patrol along with all hands of USS Scamp SS-277 in November 1944 after an engagement with a Japanese aircraft (possibly of 901st NAG) and a coastal defense vessel (possibly the Type D class CD-4 of Lt Cmdr Mizutani). If anyone has any further information on LT jg Moore and his position aboard USS Scamp or photos of him I’d love to see. Enjoy! -Joshua In memory of all On Eternal Patrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottplen Posted July 14, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2020 Wow ! That is a historic group ! Don’t see too many USN engraved bronze stars ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted July 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2020 Very poignant and rare grouping. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray42 Posted July 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2020 I love the engraving on both medals, they are really eye catching. Nice piece from a WV vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted July 14, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2020 Very rare set. Especially the engraved Bronze Star. Thanks for showing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted July 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 14, 2020 Very nice grouping and that Bronze Star is really rare. Thanks for sharing. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted July 15, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 15, 2020 An amazing group...thank you for sharing his story! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVsubvet Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted July 15, 2020 Thank you all very much for the compliments! When the estate was broken up some other pieces were bought before the medals were discovered. After a little help and some detective work hopefully there will be a nice new addition posted soon! -Joshua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted July 15, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 15, 2020 What ever area this was in post a wanted ad on Craig’s list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted July 16, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 16, 2020 Source: http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/494267-silent-service-tv-show.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVsubvet Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted July 16, 2020 My goodness, I knew he had married Fleda only months before and knew they never had children but I didn’t know about any nieces or nephews. I wonder how such an import set of pieces could be separated like that. Lord only knows. Thank you very much for sharing that thread. -Joshua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted July 16, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 16, 2020 You're welcome Joshua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh B. Posted October 19, 2020 Share #14 Posted October 19, 2020 I hadn't seen this post before. Thanks for sharing! Aside from the sacrifice these medals represent, there's some interesting combinations of unusual attributes worth discussing. The purple heart box is USN, but the medal itself is slot brooch. I'm not good enough at eyeing these to tell if the medal is late war USN or if it's a borrowed one from Army stocks (which was known to occur late-war). Also, the engraving style is more representative of USN KIA PHs from earlier in the war. On the other hand, the bronze star medals is a USN-US Mint wrap brooch medal, but presented in a US Army style box. However, it is marked with the glued paper ventral label you sometimes see on USN issued medals. Together, it really makes me scratch my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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