To be honest I like the trailer for my Sammy better. It's a 1963 USMC equipment hauler. Its the first and only time the military used a torsion suspension system. No leaf springs. It has its data plates, but it took me a long time to find out anything about it. It had a short production run. I had to go to a military vehicle collectors site and ask for help with this, They mounted generators, air compressors and water pumps on them. I have only seen a handful a few guys have found.  I built the box and mounted it to the frame.

He served on active duty from 9 January 1945 until 4 July 1946, so about 1.5 years.  Was award of the GCM automatic?  Not sure I would feel right including it - none of my other relatives who served more than a year had a GCM on their record.

How much was it?

Wow, HALO with combat jump star - I've never seen one of those!

He made sergeant by 1910 while still aboard the Washington. Here is an entry from her logbook.

I don’t think I’ve posted these before.    A US Civilian Safety BDU A St John’s Military School BDU USAF OSI Special Agent BDU USAF AFSOC BDU with x3 combat jump stars. 

Yes, but I made this thread mainly to find the 3d Cav roster from 1881-1884, and one more look for him as well.

In wartime (after December 7, 1941), the medal could be awarded after one year of service.  So I think he should have it, unless he served less than 12 mos.  

that one had been sold for 300€ at auction

The problem is that the seller said 100% WW2, and in the photos he played with the angles and color to avoid showing those details.