James T Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Now that I have some time I will be listing some of the groups that I pulled out of storage. This group was recently traded for and now one of my prize groups.The medal group belonged to Colonel William T. Sexton who was the Division Artillery Commander of the Third Infantry Division during WWII. The group consists of the basic US medals and the OBK 2nd Class. The set came from his daughter by a third party, and unfortunately there are no award documents for the US or Russian medals. Included in the phots I am posting are two showing Sexton wearing the OBK with Russian officers.The Order of Bogdan Kmelnistky is in excellent condition except for the some scratches on the reverse. The serial number is 1278 which seems strange because in Paul Schmitt book no 1277 is shown on page 119. The recent article in the OMSA of Russian awards to American serviceman list one OBK being awarded, the list is not a final tally but rather what is now known. I will have the serial number researched and will post any information that I receive on the award.As I also collect American medal groups along with the Russian awards this makes this a great find for my collection.RegardsJim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Obverse of OBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Obverse of OBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Photo wearing OBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Photo wearing OBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Lovely! This seems to be an interesting, and maybe incredibly important , group, though some confirming research does seem to be in order. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Wow.. As Ed says - RESEARCH this one. And if the research supports the order, then its a keeper!Very impressive.No - VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE if the research comes back with the name of Col. Sexton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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