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Ribbons of General Alfred Gruenther

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#1

Hi gang, I’ve had these guys for some time and am stumped on attribution or the potential for it on either of both. 

1. DSC set with loads of foreign awards. I picked it up here on the forum hoping to narrow it down but between work and dead ends just haven’t made headway 

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2. Stellar LOM ETO type staffer with loads of foreign, many Italian and some Vatican in there. Very much like the attributed set attributed to Bradshaw 5th Army(?) Possibly a staffer there but I’ve had no luck finding any hints. 
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Any assistance or expertise is appreciated. 
 

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#2

Bumping this back up to try to get some traction from the experts 

#3

I count 45 ribbons, some real obvious, some not. It's a lot to ask someone to do, just in typing time alone.

 

Here's a good start:

 

https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/NAVMC 2897.pdf

 

 

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#4

This sold recently with similar awards, any way to tie my guy to this unit? 
 

Original WWII era ribbon bar of  General Alfred Gruenther; he was attached to the Fifth Army as a Major General with Mark Clark, and later rose to 4 Star Rank as head of NATO, retiring in 1956. 

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