scottplen Posted February 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 4, 2010 In honor of this date 67 years ago ! Pvt. Joseph J Pluchinski was Killed on guadalcanal Island as a member of Co.F 132nd IR Americal Div. also awarded BS with V device .Anyone Know the GO # for this bs so i can get a copy????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted February 4, 2010 grave site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicjoy1945 Posted February 5, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 5, 2010 :thumbsup: Nice PH ! Check Brandon Weigand's publication (I would guess he has one for the Americal Division !?!) to see if his BS is listed there...hopefully it should give you the G.O. so you can research it. Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 6, 2010 In honor of this date 67 years ago ! Pvt. Joseph J Pluchinski was Killed on guadalcanal Island as a member of Co.F 132nd IR Americal Div. also awarded BS with V device .Anyone Know the GO # for this bs so i can get a copy??? Scott, If he was KIA in 1943 and the Bronze Star was authorized in 1944, how could that be? He would be entitled to the Bronze Star because of being awarded the CIB, he would not have been authorized the "V" nor would there be a GO for that. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted February 6, 2010 on paper work from st louis states BS with V ? nothing about a CIB unless it was retro? Maybe a error on st louis researcher ? I thought if i could find a GO to confirm :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 6, 2010 on paper work from st louis states BS with V ? nothing about a CIB unless it was retro?Maybe a error on st louis researcher ? I thought if i could find a GO to confirm :think: I saw the Bronze Star on the WWII Memorial site, if your research came directly from NPRC they have been known to make errors. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 6, 2010 When was the V instituted? was it same time as BS ?There is no CIB listed in his awards so I don't think its a CIB conversion award but not an expert! I alway thought the V were more for USN and USMC ?Most of the army valor groups i have seen with a BS never seem to have a V device on them, I am guessing you are right a error on NPRC person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted December 7, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 7, 2020 I wanted to bring this posting up as i am looking for this medal. It sold on the forum years ago sometime after this posting. If anyone owns or knows someone who has it and has any interest in selling please let me know. I have a KIA purple heart to a SGT in F company as well killed the same day 2/4/1943 and would love to see if i can acquire this medal to have them together since they were in the same unit. The Americal Div didn't have many casualties on Guadalcanal so you could imagine my surprise when i found this posting. Any help is appreciated .Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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