Within the last 30 years I think.

First of all, thank you for your service! And secondly, thank you for this detailed answer :)) I think, I now have a better picture of why they were kind of detested by some and preferred over other uniform pieces by others :))   Kind regards, Jules

Hello- you have a nice grouping of medals there. I have seen other Verdun medals in various 29th groupings from WW1, but it would seem not everyone made it home with one….any soldier who participated in combat on the Meuse Heights would have been eligible to receive one.   The French Victory medal is also nice but more of a ‘gift’ as the U.S. award would have been considered the official medal to wear on a uniform.   Thanks for posting.

. Hi earlymb.   A UK Jeeping friend has traced a 1995 newspaper article about that mosquito aircraft and car accident which happened in February 1945.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 17 May  2O26.   ..

@JDK Finally, you don't like the grouping? I saw it for sale some months ago.

Thanks, how old are they? 

That engraving style is unique to the 388th BG exclusively. I own one myself and have owned 2 others. Great example!   Kurt

Hands down 32nd is most capable, from crossing the Owen Stanley Range, being the first unit air lifted, aerial re-supplied, first to make a beach landing, first division to move as a whole by ship, they wrote the book that all of the others followed.   Had cadre in the Alamo Scout school, more combat time than any Army division, 41 months overseas with 21 in combat. From jungles to mountains, to aerial missions they did it all.       Next to them, I think maybe the 7th as they campaigned in the Aleutians and then the tropics, experience like that lends itself to capability.         After that, the 24th, specifically the 34th regiment which was brought in to assist many units from New Guinea, Biak, Philippine mainland, and the assault on Corregidor. These guys were Eichelbergers fire fighters so to speak.       Scott