wildcat123 Posted May 29, 2009 Share #26 Posted May 29, 2009 Wow, that is a great grouping!! Gotta love the medals and all the associated paperwork (and photos to boot). Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share #27 Posted June 24, 2010 Just got back some research! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R Posted June 24, 2010 Share #28 Posted June 24, 2010 Just got back some research! Kurt, How'd you turn up those cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share #29 Posted June 24, 2010 Kurt,How'd you turn up those cards? Feel free to drop in a plug for your research service Its much easier to have Adam pull the award cards than to travel to St. Louis yourself. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat123 Posted June 25, 2010 Share #30 Posted June 25, 2010 Feel free to drop in a plug for your research service Its much easier to have Adam pull the award cards than to travel to St. Louis yourself. Kurt Once again, that is a great grouping! Sorry to go on a tangent, but I haven't ever seen those award cards before. Do they have those for all of the numbered air forces in WWII? How do you get them? Thanks for your help. Tyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R Posted June 26, 2010 Share #31 Posted June 26, 2010 Once again, that is a great grouping! Sorry to go on a tangent, but I haven't ever seen those award cards before. Do they have those for all of the numbered air forces in WWII? How do you get them? Thanks for your help. Tyler Tyler, Here's my original post about the cards. Air Corps / Air Force Award cards for WWII and Korea The cards can only be requested in person. They don't have a system in place to accept written or email requests. My next trip to St. Louis will hopefully be in the late fall. As far as I know they have all Air Corps and Air Force units through the Korean War but may of the cards are misfiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat123 Posted June 26, 2010 Share #32 Posted June 26, 2010 OOps, completely missed that previous post, thanks so much for the info. That is too cool :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tseuh Posted June 28, 2010 Share #33 Posted June 28, 2010 OOps, completely missed that previous post, thanks so much for the info. Hello, So did I ! How lucky you are, thank you for sharing this very interesting grouping. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwitte Posted July 23, 2010 Share #34 Posted July 23, 2010 Very nice grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 27, 2012 Share #35 Posted August 27, 2012 Very nice grouping indeed. Some years ago I was able to acquire the complete Class "A" of one of your man's comrades-in-arms, George. E. Bostwick. He's a 56th FG "ace" and is credited with shooting down an Me262 jet. Unfortunately I did not get the medals as the seller split the group! Bostwick stayed in the service and retired from the USAF a bird Colonel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 27, 2012 Share #36 Posted August 27, 2012 A "Lufberry" was a name given to a defensive tactic first used and devised by French aviator Raoul Lufberry in WW1. Friendly planes flew in a defensive circle, each covering the other's tail, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HattonWWII Posted August 28, 2012 Share #37 Posted August 28, 2012 Great grouping and also love the phots! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 12, 2013 Share #38 Posted August 12, 2013 Amazing grouping.The medals are very nice but really digging the paper work.I especially like the DFC, 25 mission in a B-17, and the 2 aerial victory claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 12, 2013 Share #39 Posted August 12, 2013 I just looked in the AF official victory credits for WW2.He has 2 earned victories.One for each of the dates mentioned above, 06JUN44 & 04JUL44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
501_medic Posted August 14, 2013 Share #40 Posted August 14, 2013 nice items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share #41 Posted June 6, 2014 BTT in remembrance of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted June 6, 2014 Share #42 Posted June 6, 2014 One of my all time favorites posted here! I had forgotten one of his kills was on D-Day. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted May 30, 2015 Share #43 Posted May 30, 2015 Love it. I have a pretty large grouping to an Armorer that served with the 8th AAF on D-Day and armed the fighter of a P51 Mustang pilot who later became somewhat famous for volunteering to train the very first Israeli Air Force cadets in 1948. Ever since giving this grouping a home I've been fascinated by stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg gsd Posted June 3, 2015 Share #44 Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice group I love groups to fighter pilots I don't see enough of them. The after action reports of the air to air combat are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted June 6, 2017 Share #45 Posted June 6, 2017 A great group. Love the 56th Fighter Group! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share #46 Posted April 10, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted April 10, 2019 Share #47 Posted April 10, 2019 Another wonderful medal group, Kurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share #48 Posted June 5, 2019 Back up in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 5 Author Share #49 Posted January 5 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Iron Posted January 15 Share #50 Posted January 15 Here is his Air Medal card in color: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139530707?objectPage=560 Here is his DFC card in color: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133410905?objectPage=104 Nothing that you didn't have already, but the color cards are nice to print on cardstock and keep with the collection. Thanks for sharing your find! Do you recall what this ran you at the time? It seems anything like that is taken down off eBay. I remember when you could buy Purple Hearts without issue there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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