29th ID Ike

[robinb]

Estate sale find. Working on getting the name.

[otter42]

Super uniform Robin!

[Jhos71]

Great find! Keep us updated on what information you find about the vet. 

[Timberwolf]

Nice! Glad stuff is still out there!

[Big Iron]

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?

[robinb]

The collar discs have been slightly domed. There is scarring of the disc from apparent light hammer blows.

[postmanusnac]

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.

[Big Iron]

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?

[robinb]

I have a name. Leonard L Furman 37606030

[robinb]

I'll post the discs tonight. 

[postmanusnac]

3 hours ago, Big Iron said:

Not to derail/detract from this thread, but could you post those sometime please?

Check your messages

[robinb]

The discs are just regular screw backs.

[everforward]

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….

[29navy]

IAW the Archive enlistment database, that ASN - 37606030 - belongs to a Louis L Furman

[robinb]

I'm not having any success looking him up either.

[29navy]

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

[29navy]

Could be either typo or he used his middle name: 

[29navy]

Could be either typo or he used his middle name: 

[29navy]

Looks like Leonard and Louis kept flipping back and forth through the years.

[postmanusnac]

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.

[postmanusnac]

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?

[otter42]

Please post the ebay photo, thanks 

[postmanusnac]

Here are two photos of him in China in 1928.

[otter42]

Very cool! Thanks

[AustinO]

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.