eagle mtn Posted March 14 #1 Posted March 14 Hello, I dug this one out of storage the last time I was in town and had never attempted to do any research until about a month ago. I had believed this to be a put together uniform for the longest time, but to my surprise the medals were not added to push up the price. This belonged to William T. S m i t h a Texas native (where I found the uniform too). He was assigned to the 317th Infantry regiment of the 80th Infantry Division and was one hell of a medic. He was decorated 4 times for going above and beyond in his duties and even saving a battalion commander on one occasion. Fascinating to see a theater-made shoulder insignia that's actually embroidered on German uniform wool. I used to collect German uniform items, so after a while you get an eye for it. I'll let the General Orders for his awards do the talking for me.
jumpship Posted March 14 #2 Posted March 14 Impressive medic and man. I’m glad you could find all his SS and BS G.O.s
eagle mtn Posted March 14 Author #3 Posted March 14 49 minutes ago, jumpship said: Impressive medic and man. I’m glad you could find all his SS and BS G.O.s Yes, I love that these documents are (somewhat) available nowadays. Its make research so much more fun
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