Dad hated that man for at least 40 years. HM Smith relieved Dad’s 27th Army Infantry Division commander General Ralph Smith in the middle of the battle of Saipan. Ralph Smith was much respected by the men of the division and they were outraged at HM. Most of the scholars seem to agree that HM Smith unjustly relieved R Smith. mikie

I will leave the yard long photo at home and take my Harley. 

Post it on Wehrmacht Awards and post it in the correct subsection, someone will translate it.

I'm completing my SSI collection, and am running across official looking patches from eBay sellers I've never seen before and no one else seems to have.  The unit names sound legit enough, but where can I look to see it's it's an actual approved SSI?

US Soldiers on Okinawa listen to the news on the radio of the surrender of Germany and the end of WW2 in Europe - May 1945   Helmet markings are for the 77th Division.     

The same seller also has a Service Pilot wing in this pattern but it is even more expensive.   https://www.ebay.com/itm/267074139153?itmmeta=01JTSD8EDXM49Y9XTEAD5TC67H&hash=item3e2edbf411    

hi not a dealer here,,,any one have or know where i can buy officer sholder knots and/or the metal tin box they came in?...thank you..

I've used Evapo-Rust on many occasions without any issues with existing paint. Pretty good stuff. 

A trip to South Dakota doesn't sound bad.

Congrats to the Lucky Winner, I think whoever he is did well.   And quite an exciting finish,   4 different bidders in the last 10 seconds of the auction.     And correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a single one of the 4 contenders in the final seconds were among the dozen or so that had previously bid.    Is there a lesson or strategy to be learned from that?