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erichjr
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Here is a nice kia purple heart group i just bought from a women who was

going to throw all this out.. Amazing! Anyways he was kia on the first day

of combat in North Africa, Operation Torch, Served in the 1st infantry division

16th regiment, i think he was attached to the 701st T D ..Enjoy.... Erich

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Amazing find you have got there very nice indeed well done :thumbsup:

its good to see you saved it from getting dumped

glad its in better hands now,

you are now preserving military history which is great.

Thanks for sharing.

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Great score, and complete with the letters from the commanders and newspaper clippings! The letter from CPT Beecher is quite nicely written, given the horrible circumstances. Glad you were able to save this from the junk pile.

 

Steve

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GREAT SAVE MATE!! It actually makes me feel a bit queasy, thinking that this was just going to end up as landfill. It must happen on a daily basis, it just makes me want to.... :yucky:

 

Rob

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Brian Dentino

Very nice grouping Erich. Glad you saved this one from the land fill and can preserve this man's service and sacrifice. Very nice to have an early US grouping like this.....and that untitled case is just icing on the cake. Well done.......

 

Rob: "It must happen on a daily basis," .........more than any one of us would dare to think about! Makes me :yucky: too.....but over here I know this is the case with lots of great, historical items! :crying:

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