Yes, I have all of them from the first issue, 1964 I think, till the 1982 issue, December 82 is when I ETSed, thus ending my real study interest in Army.

Nice shell fragments. There used to be a vendor at a local monthly flea market that always had a few of these at his table. There is also a CW relic dealer in Tennessee that always had some for sale. I eventually ended up with a small pile of them. It was fun and often frustrating trying to put an ID to them. But they are literally a down to earth connection to the war.  Mikie

Can plating even be removed?

Much appreciated AG! Does anyone know the proper thread to put these in?

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While he's more famous for his role in WW1 with the railway artillery guns he was a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on the USS Petrel in the Battle of Manilla Bay. I normally collect WW2 but couldn't believe such a high ranking officers collection spanning so many years is still around. I'm also a pawnbroker and have seen only a 2 or 3 very common souvenir Span-Am war pieces in my over a decade working. (This is coming up for auction in June at Ratisbons)  Dewey medal: named Spanish: 1758  Philippines: 124   

Wow just saw some of his collection for sale and was wondering why ? I had no idea Andy passed ! He was a true collector and will be missed a great guy !

Narrow the search on Ancestry within the USMC Rosters with a Pharmacist Mate rank to get more information if possible.   My two cents,   Kurt

I have six 48 star interment flags. One has 48 gold stars. My research indicated that in 1944 so many soldiers were killed that a company in France or Belgium made this flag to coincide with the gold star program. It was not authorized by the USA. 500 were made and sent out before it could be stopped. It has gold stars on one side and white stars on the other side. There are no printed markings on the flag. This flag and the others were discarded for disposal. They are all like new. Our VFW has boxes for retiring flags next to a VA hospital. These flags show up ever so often. We want destroy them but save them in honor of the soldiers who lost their lives.  It is ashamed relatives don't want them and just throw them away.

I detect. I don't live close to anywhere I could find CW artifacts.