What is this ribbon?

[Unseeing]

This is on one of my Vietnam War dress uniforms, as you can see its just pure red with two white circles. I have no clue what it means. Any help is appreciated. 

[GAZOO]

Rank ? was he by chance a 1st lieutenant  ?
probably not with a Good Conduct

[easterneagle87]

Not an officer. There is enlisted branch insignia shown, Armor branch. 

[Unseeing]

4 hours ago, GAZOO said:

Rank ? was he by chance a 1st lieutenant  ?
probably not with a Good Conduct

He was a staff sergeant.

[Unseeing]

21 minutes ago, Unseeing said:

He was a staff sergeant.

To add a bit more info his name is Gaylord Gerald Kerr who served 1 1/2 tours in Vietnam. At first he was in a armored calvary division, then during his second tour switch to the 1st brigade 1st Calvary division. He would end up dying in Vietnam before he completed his second tour. Here is his full uniform.

[Tonomachi]

According to the information on his headstone SSGT Gaylord G. Kerr (3 Dec 1948 - 3 Jun 1969 (age 20) Lai Chau, Vietnam) is also entitled to wear the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 25 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart Medal.  I wonder if this is one of his earlier uniforms prior to him earning these other medals?

 

 

[Unseeing]

4 hours ago, Tonomachi said:

According to the information on his headstone SSGT Gaylord G. Kerr (3 Dec 1948 - 3 Jun 1969 (age 20) Lai Chau, Vietnam) is also entitled to wear the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 25 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart Medal.  I wonder if this is one of his earlier uniforms prior to him earning these other medals?

 

 

Yea either that or maybe it wasn’t fully updated.

[manayunkman]

That ribbon reminds me of the Civil Air Patrol, they had ribbons with all sorts of stuff on them.

 

RIP Sgt 

[doinworkinvans]

I found these listed on ebay that say Ohio State Guard - a little different but similar and I see he was from Ohio

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202974661264

 

[manayunkman]

That sure looks like the answer but the Sgt was from Pa.

 

 

[doinworkinvans]

Has Ohio on the gravetone - thats what I based that on....but not for sure

[manayunkman]

That looks like the answer to me.

 

Apparently i have a reading comprehension problem because I looked at the gravestone and did not see that.

[Unseeing]

53 minutes ago, doinworkinvans said:

I found these listed on ebay that say Ohio State Guard - a little different but similar and I see he was from Ohio

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202974661264

 

That does seem to be it, thanks for the help!

[77thPFDR]

While this seems to be the answer,  the question is, those ribbons were used for WWII Ohio State Guard, which stood down after the War in 30 Sept 1947. The Ohio Defense Corps was stood up in 26 May, 1949. By this time those ribbons were not issued, maybe worn as the WWII guys were the basis for the new ODCs. However by the time this SM could have been a member of the ODC there was a slew of awards designed and was being used, so their for the red ones were no longer being used. 

 

Just my two cents.

 

 

[easterneagle87]

Just a thought. Maybe it is posthumously awarded and placed on the uniform for recognition for being from Ohio. 

[77thPFDR]

17 hours ago, easterneagle87 said:

Just a thought. Maybe it is posthumously awarded and placed on the uniform for recognition for being from Ohio. 

 

I don't think so. It doesn't make since, if he had been a part of the WWII era OSG then maybe but he wasn't. This is going to be one of those mysterious moments in SDF history.