IrishLegion Posted September 20, 2022 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2022 Greetings all. Starting to do some digging on a new PH that came my way. Am having a dead end trying to pinpoint the unit he would be in. Curious if anyone has seen this style of engraving before? Medal is numbered on the rim. I only have ancestry and it appears that he was wounded January 1943 and hospital shows he was admitted in Australia. He rejoined his unit several months later. I was sad to see that on his death report in 1982 the details reveal suicide in his garage with a .22 pistol. Any assistance putting this vets history back together would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shortsix Posted September 22, 2022 Share #6 Posted September 22, 2022 Didn't find his unit but did find this article and his obit. Chicago Tribune - April 1942 - Original article he was quoted in - Obit - Independent Record (MT) - Feb. 1982 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishLegion Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted October 3, 2022 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3mxd Posted October 4, 2022 Share #8 Posted October 4, 2022 I first thought he might have been assigned to the Americal Division, whose 132IR was originally ILNG based in Chicago. But the obit says he served on New Guinea, so the 32ID is a possibility. For what it's worth, I have PH (137135) to a 32ID man (who also was wounded on New Guinea and convalesced in Australia) which is engraved in very similar style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEAVER45 Posted December 31, 2022 Share #9 Posted December 31, 2022 see attached file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 31, 2022 Share #10 Posted December 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, WEAVER45 said: see attached file I own this medal now and appreciate you posting this info! Any possibility you can send me another image of the document without his name highlighted in black? Thanks Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEAVER45 Posted December 31, 2022 Share #11 Posted December 31, 2022 will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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