Love the ribbon bar, looks like a tailor made it? 

Slight variations of course in most cases with Army songs.

Since it appears that a CIB is not shown on his WD AGO 53-55, I tracked these down:     His PH orders (as per his WD AGO 53-55):   I was not able to find orders for a BSM, but he would have been eligible for the medal based on his CIB per:   HQ Co 115th IR, to which it looks like he was assigned during early Jun 44, landed on Omaha Beach on 6 Jun 44: He was reassigned from that company on 11 Jun 44:   Dan

Those old figures really bring back memories for a lot of people — painting them yourself was half the enjoyment. Sounds like you had quite the little army with all those minis and artillery pieces.

Great find! Those are some really nice pieces, especially considering how rarely they turn up in good shape.

Began the task of cataloguing my P.I. Buckle acquisitions. A handful of hours already (w a few distractions and the inevitable back tracking … where did this come from and what did I pay?!?)  re-bagging, re-tagging and ledger logging. So far I’m up to #48! So how I’m doing!’ 🤪  

This is for everyone,   Aren’t official government issue US Navy flags supposed to have 4 zinc grommets?    Thats a red flag   Look at the zig zag stitch in the last photo and the dirt on the flag something looks contrived to me.   And none of the troughs are soiled, which is usually the place where soiling gathers.   I haven’t had enough of these flags to be called an expert but I’ve read quite a few threads about them on this forum.   Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.  

Welcome to the forum! I loved the time I spent in Switzerland, a very beautiful country.  

Selfishly bringing this back to top. Can someone please confirm the scabbard on my above 72 Cav saber is for an 02 and not a 72?

The photos are the same ones I posted. Most of the answers came not just from the photos but from my answers to it's questions. fFom the questions it asked me or told me what and where to look, when I answered I got more answers and more questions. . The Mare Island and date it said should be on the other side directly opposite the US ENS 6, and that's what I think I see ion the last photo, but it's so dirty there and so warn it's just a guess. I'll post the same photos with arrows. It kinda goes like this. It tells me something and then asks me something and then answers again based on what I tell it, like this exchange.   "It was the standard daily steaming ensign for: Destroyers (DD) Submarine Tenders (AS) Destroyer Escorts (DE) It was also issued to much larger warships like Battleships (BB) and Aircraft Carriers (CV), but they only flew a No. 6 flag as a "storm ensign" during heavy weather because their normal flags were too large and would rip in high winds. If you try checking the rest of the canvas under a blacklight, let me know if any hidden numbers or years appear!   So I answer .......... "I think I see to lines of block text centered with about half to the left of where the stitching is and half to the right and it is directly opposite the ES ENS 6 that you said but I am unable to make out what it said. This part of the flag got a lot of wear I am uploading another image".   And it answers back .............. "The wear on this section of the canvas header is consistent with heavy deployment at sea, where wind friction causes the flag to whip against the halyard ropes.Even though the text is faded, its physical position confirms the Mare Island origin and reveals how the rest of the information was laid out. The Missing Two-Line Layout On World War II Mare Island Navy Yard flags, when the manufacturing details were split into a stacked, two-line layout directly opposite or adjacent to the size stamp, it universally followed this specific format: Top Line: M. I. (Mare Island) Bottom Line: [MONTH] [YEAR] (e.g., FEB. 1944 or NOV. 1943 The text was centered right where you see the ghosting, positioned perfectly between the heavy canvas weave layers to keep it legible during initial shipyard inspection.   And so on and on .................... don't want to bore you with everything, but there's lots more.