I’m certainly out of my element here and I’m asking for some help. I came across this set of my Father-in-Laws ribbons and I can’t identify the one on the lower left corner.

 

Here’s a close up

 

Any ideas?

I’m certainly out of my element here and I’m asking for some help. I came across this set of my Father-in-Laws ribbons and I can’t identify the one on the lower left corner.

 

Here’s a close up

 

Any ideas?

Armed Forces Reserve Medal.

Thanks, With the name I was able to look it up. I'm going to have to learn some more. He Enlisted in Jan 38 and retired in Sept 62. During that time he was serving actively the whole while. I wouldn't have thought of him as a reservist. :think:

Thanks, With the name I was able to look it up. I'm going to have to learn some more. He Enlisted in Jan 38 and retired in Sept 62. During that time he was serving actively the whole while. I wouldn't have thought of him as a reservist. :think:

Did he hold a reserve commission?

His ETO ribbon indicates he was involved in an assault (bronze arrowhead) As a recipient of the Air Medal too (w/oak leaf cluster) any info re the story behind his evidently very active service?

His ETO ribbon indicates he was involved in an assault (bronze arrowhead) As a recipient of the Air Medal too (w/oak leaf cluster) any info re the story behind his evidently very active service?

 

There are no loops on his Good Conduct Ribbon; it is possible he had one enlistment, went OCS during the war and received a non-Regular Army commission.

 

Mike

He was a glider pilot in the 440th TCG, there fore the bronze arrow. I’m in the process of gathering what information I can to at least establish a better chronology of his service.

Basically enlisted as a Private in 38, On Dec, 7th of 41 he had risen to First Sargent and was on a private contract Troop transport ship in the Harbor outside of Honolulu. They were sent back to San Francisco Bay where he spent part of 42 at Hamilton Field. Volunteered for Glider school and graduated from Stuttgart Ark. in early 43 as a Flight Officer. Promoted to Second Lieutenant in Oct. 43. Was promoted to First Lieutenant while in Europe. Transferred to the Air Force in 47 and retired as a Lt. Colonel in 62.

I’m wondering if it wouldn’t be common place for war time commissions to be reservist to simplify post war reorganization.

 

When I first saw the Good Conduct ribbon I thought it was missing a knot bar too.

He was a glider pilot in the 440th TCG, there fore the bronze arrow. I’m in the process of gathering what information I can to at least establish a better chronology of his service.

Basically enlisted as a Private in 38, On Dec, 7th of 41 he had risen to First Sargent and was on a private contract Troop transport ship in the Harbor outside of Honolulu. They were sent back to San Francisco Bay where he spent part of 42 at Hamilton Field. Volunteered for Glider school and graduated from Stuttgart Ark. in early 43 as a Flight Officer. Promoted to Second Lieutenant in Oct. 43. Was promoted to First Lieutenant while in Europe. Transferred to the Air Force in 47 and retired as a Lt. Colonel in 62.

I’m wondering if it wouldn’t be common place for war time commissions to be reservist to simplify post war reorganization.

 

When I first saw the Good Conduct ribbon I thought it was missing a knot bar too.

Yes. He more than likely received an Army of the United States (AUS) commission. Staying in after the war as a non-Regular commissioned officer should have qualified him to recieve the Armed Forces reserve Medal when he met the requirements.

The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is given for every 10 years of Reserve service. 10 years is denoted with a broze hourglass, 20 years silver, 30 years gold, and 40 years a bronze and gold hourglass. If mobilized while in the Reserves, you can get it before your 10 year mark and you'll affix a bronze "M" device (Mobilixation device) followed by the appropriate Arabic numeral for the number of times mobilized. I wore an M 4 on mine before I even got my bronze hourglass.

 

http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/...eet.asp?id=7825

 

Mike

USAF Retired