PaulR Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Are there any US collectors here? If so, please post your medal and ribbon bars here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 OK... I can see that you all are a little shy. I will start with a few of mine. My real US focus is on the US Coast Guard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD33 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 On 3/21/2016 at 23:01, PaulR said: Are there any US collectors here? If so, please post your medal and ribbon bars here! not much to show yet, but here are some. The medals were my late Father's, and the ribbons are some I picked up on eBay. Nice collection PaulR! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Very cool. How long was your father in? How many tours did he do in Korea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Here are my father's medals. He passed away due to Agent Orange related cancer in 2003, at 53. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD33 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Good gosh PaulR, very sorry about your Dad! I see he was in the 173rd Airborne and a Combat Engineer and also combat wounded. I'll bet he had some stories to tell! My Dad was an Air Force crash medic in Korea, he enlisted in '51 and received a hardship discharge in 1953 due to his Father's untimely death. I have no idea how long he was there or what unit he served in as I was still in diapers when he passed. I would love to get my hands on my Uncle's awards though, he was an infantryman in Korea in the 1st Cav. (wounded Oct. 6 1951) and later in the 25th Infantry Div. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD33 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Here's a set I bought last night on ebay. I have a M1940 tunic that was Army Air Corps, missing some patches and a 3-ribbon bar, I figured this would be great for "restoration" of the tunic since it has the Air Medal ribbon on the far left... Edited March 26, 2016 by David Grigsby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nice Ribbons and Medals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Here are mine. The Greens and Dress blues are both WW2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD33 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Afrikakorpsrat64 said: Here are mine. The Greens and Dress blues are both WW2. Do your Marine dress blues belong to an officer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) Hi @David Grigsby, its a PFC from 2nd Marine Air wing (1941/42 made blues jacket. Edited March 27, 2016 by Afrikakorpsrat64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD33 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Just now, Afrikakorpsrat64 said: Hi @David Grigsby, its a PFC from 2nd Marine Air wing (1941/42 made blues jacket. that's neat. I noticed the Air Medal ribbon on it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Im partial to the air wing as my dad was with VMF 222 out of Cherry point from '48 to '52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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