robinb Posted November 20, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2023 Estate sale find. Working on getting the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted November 20, 2023 Share #2 Posted November 20, 2023 Super uniform Robin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhos71 Posted November 20, 2023 Share #3 Posted November 20, 2023 Great find! Keep us updated on what information you find about the vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted November 20, 2023 Share #4 Posted November 20, 2023 Nice! Glad stuff is still out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Iron Posted November 20, 2023 Share #5 Posted November 20, 2023 Interesting "Occupation" ribbon. I asked a while back why some WWII vets received this ribbon instead of the standard White, Red, Black, White ribbon. The general consensus is that the WWI Occupation of Germany medal was formalized right before the outbreak of WWII and that the quartermasters (when ordering WWII Occupation medals) requested an Occupation medal, they saw "Occupation of Germany" and ordered those, while the Pacific Theater did not have the same opportunity for confusion. I wonder if he joined the 29th post-Normandy invasion or just never got the arrowhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted November 20, 2023 The collar discs have been slightly domed. There is scarring of the disc from apparent light hammer blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted November 20, 2023 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, robinb said: The collar discs have been slightly domed. There is scarring of the disc from apparent light hammer blows. What do the back look like? I have a set made from British half pennies and have seen others which were domed intentionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Iron Posted November 20, 2023 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2023 52 minutes ago, postmanusnac said: What do the back look like? I have a set made from British half pennies and have seen others which were domed intentionally. Not to derail/detract from this thread, but could you post those sometime please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted November 20, 2023 I have a name. Leonard L Furman 37606030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted November 20, 2023 I'll post the discs tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted November 20, 2023 Share #11 Posted November 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Big Iron said: Not to derail/detract from this thread, but could you post those sometime please? Check your messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted November 21, 2023 The discs are just regular screw backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted November 21, 2023 Share #13 Posted November 21, 2023 Did a search on the name and ASN you posted…unfortunately I didn’t get a hit on either in the 29th ID morning reports from 6 June ‘44 to the end of the war. Not an absolute but simply no record of reassignment or promotion, wounds, transfers etc…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted November 21, 2023 Share #14 Posted November 21, 2023 IAW the Archive enlistment database, that ASN - 37606030 - belongs to a Louis L Furman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted November 21, 2023 I'm not having any success looking him up either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted November 21, 2023 Share #16 Posted November 21, 2023 Hospital Admission Card But the Uniform doesn't have a purple Heart Detail Source NameLouis L Furman RaceWhite, includes Mexican (White) RankEnlisted Man Admission Age24 Birth Dateabt 1920 Admission DateJul 1944 Discharge DateJun 1944 Military BranchInfantry, General or Unspecified DiagnosisSecondLocation: Eye: Cornea; ThirdDiagnosis: Otitis media, chronic; CausativeAgent: Land Mine, While Afoot Type of InjuryCasualty, battle Injured in Line of DutyIn line of duty Type of DischargeDischarged, Sec. II, AR 615-360 (line of duty, Yes) Length of Service1 Year(s), 5 Month(s) Service Number37606030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted November 21, 2023 Share #17 Posted November 21, 2023 Could be either typo or he used his middle name: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted November 21, 2023 Share #18 Posted November 21, 2023 Could be either typo or he used his middle name: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted November 21, 2023 Share #19 Posted November 21, 2023 Looks like Leonard and Louis kept flipping back and forth through the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted November 21, 2023 Share #20 Posted November 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, 29navy said: Hospital Admission Card But the Uniform doesn't have a purple Heart Detail Source NameLouis L Furman RaceWhite, includes Mexican (White) RankEnlisted Man Admission Age24 Birth Dateabt 1920 Admission DateJul 1944 Discharge DateJun 1944 Military BranchInfantry, General or Unspecified DiagnosisSecondLocation: Eye: Cornea; ThirdDiagnosis: Otitis media, chronic; CausativeAgent: Land Mine, While Afoot Type of InjuryCasualty, battle Injured in Line of DutyIn line of duty Type of DischargeDischarged, Sec. II, AR 615-360 (line of duty, Yes) Length of Service1 Year(s), 5 Month(s) Service Number37606030 This is interesting, this guy was wounded July 1944 and probably discharged in June 1945, not 44. Also noticed he was discharged for disability. He would not have taken part in 4 campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted November 21, 2023 Share #21 Posted November 21, 2023 I believe this photo is of the same guy on the tag. Notice the description says he was born in China. https://www.ebay.com/itm/354957518393? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted November 21, 2023 Share #22 Posted November 21, 2023 Please post the ebay photo, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted November 21, 2023 Share #23 Posted November 21, 2023 Here are two photos of him in China in 1928. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted November 21, 2023 Share #24 Posted November 21, 2023 Very cool! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted November 21, 2023 Share #25 Posted November 21, 2023 No combat unit patch? It's possible he transferred to the 29th because of points and did not make it on any of their muster rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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