scottplen Posted Monday at 04:34 PM Share #1 Posted Monday at 04:34 PM Here is a recent trade . 81st division Peleliu island . wwi type SS old privately engraved To Sgt who scaling a cliff under fire to take our enemy caves with satchel charges ! He also was commissioned a Lt at end of war. there was a post on SS years ago and this was one of the stars mentioned to wwiii actions numbered 41339 found pic on ancestry of him. sadly he survived bloody Peleliu to die sitting at a red light in 1974. I probably over paid in trade but how many Army Peleliu items do you see ? Link to post Share on other sites
scottplen Posted Monday at 04:36 PM Author Share #2 Posted Monday at 04:36 PM Shame someone cut pin of and glued it in a frame . more info . 81st Div GO # 132 (23 Dec 1944 Link to post Share on other sites
scottplen Posted Monday at 04:50 PM Author Share #3 Posted Monday at 04:50 PM I added patch for display . Link to post Share on other sites
scottplen Posted Tuesday at 12:28 AM Author Share #4 Posted Tuesday at 12:28 AM any idea on how to get glue residue off on ribbon and star ? or should i leave it ? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Arendall Posted Tuesday at 03:13 AM Share #5 Posted Tuesday at 03:13 AM 2 hours ago, scottplen said: any idea on how to get glue residue off on ribbon and star ? or should i leave it ? Nice medal! I have had a great many types of glue on ribbons. I personally would leave it alone unless it is soft and you can peel it off with your fingernail. Never had any luck with removing glue that is hard without destroying the ribbon. Link to post Share on other sites
scottplen Posted Tuesday at 03:20 AM Author Share #6 Posted Tuesday at 03:20 AM thanks that what i figured with the glue ! Link to post Share on other sites
aerialbridge Posted Tuesday at 08:56 PM Share #7 Posted Tuesday at 08:56 PM Look on the bright side, you could have a nice ribbon and............. It's painful just to look at this. Rust never sleeps but foam kills. Anybody thinking that once they get that crud off, everthing's gonna be Otay Mesa and wait for the patina to come back is fooling themselves. Ribbon can be replaced, but this is forever. Link to post Share on other sites
ErwinRommel1940 Posted 5 hours ago Share #8 Posted 5 hours ago On 2/23/2021 at 3:56 PM, aerialbridge said: Look on the bright side, you could have a nice ribbon and............. It's painful just to look at this. Rust never sleeps but foam kills. Anybody thinking that once they get that crud off, everthing's gonna be Otay Mesa and wait for the patina to come back is fooling themselves. Ribbon can be replaced, but this is forever. I'd suggest dish soap, hot water and an old tooth brush. I've had reasonable success with this method. This method also tends to leave the patina. Link to post Share on other sites
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