Thank you! I got more I'll post in the future but figured I'd start with some of the more complete kits

Nice collection!

His BSM citation shows him as being assigned to the 17th Cavalry Recn Squadron (Mech) in France during Aug 44:   Source: NARA   The 15th Cavalry Regiment (Mech), as shown above in the morning reports, was disbanded during Mar 44 in England and split up to become HHT 15th Cavalry Group (Mech), and the 15th and 17th Recn Squadrons. The 17th Recn Squadron (Mech) was attached to the 15th Cavalry Group (Mech).   There was a 113th Cavalry Group (Mech) in the ETO with the 113th and 125th Cavalry Recn Squadrons attached.   

Great paintings!

I don’t know how I missed this one but those paintings are absolutely fantastic!!!!

Correct, but the CIB was not made retroactive to WW1 as far as I know. Honorary seems appropriate for his WW2 service.

. The Longest Yarn Knitted panels.   The longest yarn 80 knitted D-DAY panels are on display in a disused church at Saint Hilaire Petitville,  Carentan.  The roof of this church can be seen in the fourth photograph June 1944 just left of centre above the truck with the white star.  The church is hidden behind a tall Green tree in the fifth photo taken in 2022.  The bridge in the 1944 photograph is where a 94 year old veteran Sam Boyack fought with the 83rd Division, and I had the pleasure of taking him to this bridge on his first visit to Normandy after fighting here seventy years previously.               Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 07 April  2O26.   ..  

To my knowledge distinguished service crosses are named and named Navy Crosses are considered extremely rare because it is not common but I could be wrong.

When did they name Navy Crosses?

Your grandfather had quite the collection!