erichjr Posted October 27, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 27, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1944 Posted October 27, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 27, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erctut1 Posted October 27, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 27, 2010 WOW very neat. My Grandfather lived on Paulina St. in Chicago also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted October 27, 2010 Share #11 Posted October 27, 2010 Very nice .Untitled box too. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted October 27, 2010 Share #12 Posted October 27, 2010 Love it. Very nice. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted October 27, 2010 Share #13 Posted October 27, 2010 Wow. What a find. Great save. Always humbled by these KIA groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted October 27, 2010 Share #14 Posted October 27, 2010 just amazing that it could end up in the can. sad but, saved. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted October 27, 2010 Share #15 Posted October 27, 2010 You're on a roll! Keep on going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA1794 Posted October 27, 2010 Share #16 Posted October 27, 2010 Great job preserving this hero's memory. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted October 27, 2010 Share #17 Posted October 27, 2010 Outstanding! Well done mate!! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted October 27, 2010 Share #18 Posted October 27, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat123 Posted October 27, 2010 Share #19 Posted October 27, 2010 Great save and awesome grouping. Congratulations :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 27, 2010 Share #20 Posted October 27, 2010 Great and historic grouping!!! Thank you for sharing! Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted October 27, 2010 Share #21 Posted October 27, 2010 nice one!!! Early unnamed box!!! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2010 Share #22 Posted October 27, 2010 Great rescue. Well done, Erich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted October 27, 2010 Share #23 Posted October 27, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted October 27, 2010 Share #24 Posted October 27, 2010 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted October 27, 2010 Share #25 Posted October 27, 2010 Great piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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