skipranney Posted July 17, 2014 Share #601 Posted July 17, 2014 Major General james h Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokett Posted November 15, 2014 Share #602 Posted November 15, 2014 A family-owned set of ribbons of PFC Charles D. Barger's awards and decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted November 15, 2014 Share #603 Posted November 15, 2014 Holy crap it's him he is one amazing soldier 9 ph it looks like he was determined not to die he was in the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokett Posted November 16, 2014 Share #604 Posted November 16, 2014 Actually he earned 10 Purple Hearts. Although he was gassed during the war, he never reported to the field hospital, so was not credited for being wounded. Charlie's commander, Col. Conrad S. Babcock, didn't believe that any soldier could do anything to distinguish himself in combat that warranted high decorations. Nonetheless, he repeatedly performed heroic feats, which were sent up through Division headquarters to Pershing's headquarters in "despatches." After the war, Pershing had his staff go through these despatches and he issued Meritorious Service Citation Certificates. Charlie received ten, and his partner, Jesse Funk, earned three. Charlie was a Chauchat gunner and Jess was his assistant gunner. Charlie holds the record for Purple Hearts, but he is not generally recognized for it because they were NOT for wounds in action. At one point, his name was added to the Purple Heart section in Wikipedia, but then removed because one of the editors didn't feel he was worthy. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbUSWM Posted November 22, 2014 Share #605 Posted November 22, 2014 Vice Admiral Hayward (Manhattan Project) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokett Posted November 22, 2014 Share #606 Posted November 22, 2014 Beautiful and impressive display! Thank you for sharing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javelin4life Posted November 22, 2014 Share #607 Posted November 22, 2014 Vice Admiral Hayward (Manhattan Project) Gorgeous rack!!!!! The bottom row, are those the military OBE and French Order of the Black Star? Thanks for sharing! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniformcollector Posted November 22, 2014 Share #608 Posted November 22, 2014 Vice Admiral Hayward (Manhattan Project) Very nice ribbon bar! I love the Silver Lifesaving medal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbUSWM Posted November 22, 2014 Share #609 Posted November 22, 2014 It is interesting to note that Admiral Hayward started his career when he dropped out of school and lied about his age and joined the U.S. Navy at 15 years old. Then because he had an attitude, he refused to salute an officer shortly after joining and spent a week in the brig. He saw a future in aviation and nuclear technology and studied in both until he became an officer and joined the Manhattan Project. He still holds the record for most hours flown by a flag officer. Later he turned down JFK's offer to become Director of the CIA. Pretty amazing officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokett Posted November 23, 2014 Share #610 Posted November 23, 2014 What a great story! You have a real piece of history there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Hinkley Posted November 23, 2014 Share #611 Posted November 23, 2014 Heres mine! Vet repair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbUSWM Posted November 23, 2014 Share #612 Posted November 23, 2014 Vice Admiral Hayward (Manhattan Project) Here is a painting of Vice Admiral Hayward wearing this jacket with this ribbon set. I have this exact jacket along with his other uniforms, photo binders, some paperwork, and other items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Hinkley Posted December 1, 2014 Share #613 Posted December 1, 2014 Here is a group from a Tank Destroyer officers uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share #614 Posted December 27, 2014 A few neat ones I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share #615 Posted December 27, 2014 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ge999 Posted January 18, 2015 Share #616 Posted January 18, 2015 A family-owned set of ribbons of PFC Charles D. Barger's awards and decorations. Very rare to see an American with a British Military Medal. Most British Awards to US soldiers were state decorations (like the Order of the Bath, OBE), don't see many Valor decorations like the MM (for enlisted) or Military Crosses (for officers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokett Posted January 18, 2015 Share #617 Posted January 18, 2015 His partner, Jesse Funk, also received the British Military Medal. I think that John Barkley received one too, so perhaps it was common for enlisted Medal of Honor recipients during the Great War. I noticed that he received several medals that were commonly awarded to MOH recipients, such as the Bravery Medal from Montenegro and Italian War Cross, but some were awarded for specific acts, such as the Croix de Guerre from France and Belgium, and the Order of Leopold. What I know for sure is that he had an impressive rack of ribbons for a PFC during WWI. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impigpen1 Posted January 30, 2015 Share #618 Posted January 30, 2015 Picked up a couple of new custom ribbon bars. First is a nice WWII/Korea Army sewn rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impigpen1 Posted January 30, 2015 Share #619 Posted January 30, 2015 2nd one is a post-WWII (maybe Occupation made) plastic (lucite?). Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted February 4, 2015 Share #620 Posted February 4, 2015 Here is LTCDR Morris custom ribbons. Not a lot of awards but an amazing career that began in 1921 and culminated in 1953 Here is the link in this forum to the uniform and the story of a Naval Dirigible Sailors service that the ribbons do not adequately represent. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/225830-navy-mustangs-uniform-who-was-a-crew-member-survivor-of-the-uss-macon-zrs-5-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted February 14, 2015 Share #621 Posted February 14, 2015 soldiers medal Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster Ww2 and korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted March 8, 2015 Share #622 Posted March 8, 2015 enamel on metal, likely German or Austrian that I recently sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted March 23, 2015 Share #623 Posted March 23, 2015 Here's an interesting ribbon setup on a (very small) 4th ID Ike. Ribbons show service in 2 wars but no signs of rank....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted April 18, 2015 Share #624 Posted April 18, 2015 3 War Veteran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniformcollector Posted April 26, 2015 Share #625 Posted April 26, 2015 Brigadier General Joe Foss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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