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04-11-2023, 9:54am | #1 | ||||||
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WWII Veteran's Shadow Box
Didn't have much to go on, Battle Of The Bulge Purple Heart recipient, tracked down a few pertinent unit assignments.
This was a request from the veteran's son. |
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Purple Heart and the CIB, front and center, as they should be !!
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Due to inflation they are no longer free
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You should have OldBen show you his Medals he got in the Spanish American War. Quite Impressive.
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Does someone typically just hand you a DD214 and then you're on your own?
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If someone in your family gifts you a military medal, guard it very closely since to replace it would take a SIGNIFIGANT amount of effort and networking from a non-recipient. |
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Quite a few of these older endeavors I do have very little info to go on, most have lost or misplaced ribbons or medals. I glean the info from whatever paperwork or photo I can obtain, then go from there. I do quite a bit of research. I don't go through the VA nor does the family to obtain any of these items, no need to, besides no one wants to wait six months for a free item, they would rather pay. If I can get a name of a unit, time frame served, and where, that's a good start. Except for the Medal Of Honor (MOH), I can secure just about all that were issued. A few of the medals high in stature like the Navy Cross, can be purchased through several on line vendors, but are not cheap, $166 for a Navy Cross. The set up alone for the box in this thread was $416. That's just for material, I do not charge for time and labor. |
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Looks good.
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My uncle was in a tank destroyer battalion. Same battles and might have served nearby or with him. I have his original patch. My cousin tossed a clock that was brought home from one of their tanks as a souvenir
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