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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:31:07 AM EDT
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Awesome find.
I'd cherish that. |
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:36:49 AM EDT
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No idea with the medal, but the cannons indicate field artillery. Poor guy; in WWI especially those guns were going nonstop and they weren't doing much for hearing protection. A bit safer than the line infantry, but I imagine he got pretty fried from the job.
ETA: sorry, I can't read. Thought you said WWI not WII  . Still, FA is pretty demanding on the body and ears.
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:42:06 AM EDT
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That's the WWI Victory Medal. http://www.medalsofamerica.com/Item--i-F045_Full_Size_List
It looks like the clasps indicate the battles in which he participated. I did a quick google search on a couple of them, and there is plenty of reading about the battles. The button is for Field Artillery as the poster above me stated. ETA: The "button" appears to be an enlisted collar device for Field Artillery. http://www.emersoninsignia.net/files/Download/7ArtilleryPost1895.pdf (The bottom of the page.) |
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:43:25 AM EDT
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Looks like the WW1 Victory Medal, and it has the campaigns streamers (i think that what is called) attached to them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_campaigns_in_World_War_I |
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:45:17 AM EDT
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Looks like you have this one: "28th “Keystone” Division, Pennsylvania National Guard. (Champagne-Marne, Aise-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argone and Defensive Sector)" Since it has 5 bars. More here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/36233-the-wwi-victory-medal-series-united |
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:48:16 AM EDT
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Awesome!!! Thanks so much!!!
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Posted: 6/27/2016 8:41:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
http://sgtriker.com/images/ww2415.jpg Looks like you have this one: "28th “Keystone” Division, Pennsylvania National Guard. (Champagne-Marne, Aise-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argone and Defensive Sector)" Since it has 5 bars. More here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/36233-the-wwi-victory-medal-series-united If he was from Maine, could they have used him or his unit to round out a unit going overseas? |
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Posted: 6/28/2016 12:14:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If he was from Maine, could they have used him or his unit to round out a unit going overseas? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: http://sgtriker.com/images/ww2415.jpg Looks like you have this one: "28th "Keystone” Division, Pennsylvania National Guard. (Champagne-Marne, Aise-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argone and Defensive Sector)" Since it has 5 bars. More here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/36233-the-wwi-victory-medal-series-united If he was from Maine, could they have used him or his unit to round out a unit going overseas? I have an account with Fold 3. if you want to IM me his name, hometown, date of birth (if you have it) I'll look him up and see if they have anything. |
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Posted: 6/28/2016 8:35:18 AM EDT
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I was able to update with some help from my father.
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