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    • yellowhammer history
      Probably so, though I bought them from an army surplus store so I wouldn't think they would have added anything. I think I remember there being a woodland coat with the same name. 
    • Salvage Sailor
      5307th Composite Unit, better known as “Merrill’s Marauders”   Frank Merrill's Hawaiian Nisei Interpreters   Herbert Miyasaki, left, was Gen. Frank Merrill’s personal interpreter during the campaign in Burma, modern day Myanmar.      From left to right: Herbert Miyasaki and Howard Furumoto of Hawaii and Akiji Yoshimura of California in Northern Burma.    Full Story Here -->> Honolulu Civil Beat  
    • JosephC
      chevron article and crew information Photos  of crew and Clifford James from LT CLifford James findagrave. MCV_1945-02-24_0001.pdf
    • yellowhammer history
      Thanks, may get one in the future for storage. 
    • JosephC
    • JosephC
      Set purchased a few years ago at local antique center. USN/USMC style purple heart box and air medal box containing the medals shown – air medal with 3 oak leaf on medal and imprints of 4 on ribbon, distinguished flying cross and ribbon, US Navy good conduct and Armed Forces Expeditionary Service. No heart medal in box. Upon inspection I found letter under the interior bottom section of the purple heart attributing the purple heart to Frank Dumary.  The engraved medal was not in the lot. I attempted contact with the dealer through the shop but they did not recall having it. Frank Dumary was MIA/KIA in the Pacific. He was a bombardier Navigator on a medium bomber of 4th Marine air wing. The USMC letter to family notes entitled medals as Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Victory Medal.  I have been searching for information to attribute the other medals to him. I found some information on Frank Dumary through Internet searches that indicate the air medal is Frank Dumary’s.  The WWII Memorial registry has the air medal and purple heart listed but not the DFC or other medals. Frank did have two brothers in the service as well as the brother of his sister inlaw – US Navy. One Brother Curts was US Army Air Corps and obit lists:  American Service Medal, Philippines medal and good conduct. I cannot find anything attributing the DFC or other two medals to Dumary. If anyone has another source available that speaks to MSgt Dumary’s service it would be appreciated. Through the Marine Chevron article using names noted I could also find information on the plane’s pilots and other crew. They were members of VMB-612 Marine bombers – PBJ/B25.
    • JohnK83882
      Shep's stories either go to his childhood or to his army days. In the early 70s PBS series Jean Shepherd's America, during the trains episode, he does a deep dive on his train ride he got while in the army.    He doesn't mention the fact that his army stories take place in WW2. In fact, later on, he told people he was in the Korean War but he served in WW2 only.     
    • doyler
      Original from what I see
    • Salvage Sailor
      First National Guard Rifle Team Camp Sea Grit, New Jersey, AUG-SEP 1905 Hawaiʻi State Archives     In 1905 the War Department granted the National Guard of Hawaii sufficient funds to send a team to the Matches to compete with teams from the regular army and other National Guard organizations. It was composed of a shooting team of ten officers and two enlisted men who had made the highest scores at rifle practice throughout the year. Also accompanying the team were three alternates, a coach and a spotter. Colonel J. H. Soper, the Adjutant General, was in charge of the team, which made only a fair showing against the more experienced teams of the other organizations.  (State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense website)  
    • doyler
      Ho Thi Que, known as the "Tiger Lady" of the vital Mekong Delta in South Vietnam, stood with a pearl-handled .45 automatic on her hip. She watched the 44th Vietnamese Ranger Battalion march into the jungle, chasing Viet Cong guerrillas. This battalion, recently awarded the US Presidential Citation for Extraordinary Heroism, was commanded by Major Le Van Dan, her husband. She was a field medic and nurse who fought bravely alongside her fellow soldiers against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Her courage earned her the nickname "Madame Death" from her enemies. Ho Thi Que was famous both for her ferocity in battle and her compassion—she would attack any soldier found looting after combat but also risked her life to tend to wounded or dying soldiers on the battlefield. She was known for sometimes shaving her head as a sign of mourning for fallen comrades. Ho Thi Que was deeply committed to supporting the families of fallen soldiers, advocating for their benefits and sometimes lending money to help them become financially independent. Her husband, Major Le Van Dan, commanded the 44th Ranger Battalion and was highly decorated himself. Tragically, in 1965, Major Dan shot and killed Ho Thi Que during an argument, claiming self-defense after she allegedly attacked him in jealousy. The incident shocked many who admired her battlefield heroics.  
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