David S

This is the way it breaks down. The E grades are just that, pay grades. O is for Officers, O-1 for 2nd Lt and so on through O-10 General or Admiral. Here's a good site that give a better explanation http://www.bluejacket.com/usn_ratings.html#pay HMCS - Senior Chief Hospitalman A Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) (E-8), equivalent to a USMC Master Sergeant HMC - Chief Hospitalman A Chief Petty Officer (CPO) (E-7), equivalent to a USMC Gunnery Sergeant HM1 - Hospitalman First Class A Petty officer 1st Class (PO1) (E-6), equivalent to a USMC Staff Sergeant HM2 - Hospitalman Second Class A Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) (E-5), equivalent to a USMC Sergeant HM3 - Hospitalman Third Class A Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3) (E-4), equivalent to a USMC Corporal HN - Hospitalman A Seaman (SN) (E-3), equivalent to a USMC Lance Corporal HA - Hospitalman Apprentice A Seaman Apprentice (SA) (E-2), equivalent to a USMC Private First Class

Those are RAF colors.

Thanks Rick !!!! Your talents never cease to amaze me !!!! That makes three with names Niemeyer - Wambold - Meyer

Closer on the Speiss

As requested From Uniforms And Insignia of the Luftwaffe - Vol 1 - 1933 to 1940 by Brian L Davis page 165 - no date on the picture

As stated above the straight bars were for Marksmanship (ascending grades). I believe there were 24 grades. The chevron bar idenotes Sniper qualification. The Luftwaffe used them from April 1935 to Autumn 1936 as well.

For what it's worth A scan from an Angolia book stating this was HH's bar

Thanks for the tour Very well presented So many wonderful, wonderful bars . . . I really need a drool guard for my keyboard

Glad to be of assistance

British 21st Army Group (1943 to 45) which became British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in August 45.

Don't waste your money on this, somebody made it up! Many, many things wrong !!

A look through my references turned up nada (didn't expect anything with him probably being a Reservist) A google search turned up this . . . http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/news/1967TD.html Maybe, just maybe the same guy . . . The Good Conduct medal is interesting, shows he had enlisted service at some point in his career.

From the USAF site http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6178 His distinguished service has won him many awards and decorations from his government, as well as from foreign governments. The United States has awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three service stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four service stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with the Berlin Airlift emblem, the Medal for Humane Action and the National Defense Service Medal. His foreign decorations include the British Distinguished Flying Cross; the French Legion of Honor-Degree of Commander, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm; the Brazilian Order of the Southern Cross, and the Order of Aeronautical Merit, the Russian Order of Patriotic War-1st Degree; the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm; the Moroccan Oissam Alaouite, the Chilean Order of Merit and Medalla Militar de Primera Clase; the Argentinean Order of Aeronautical Merit--Grade of Grand Official and Grade of Grand Cross; the Swedish Commander of the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword; the Ecuadorian Order of Aeronautical Merit (Knight Commander) and the Uruguayan Aviador Militar Honoris Causa (Piloto Commandante).

Here is the rack in question Obviously NOT a second Air Medal ribbon, although design is similiar. If Navy Expeditionary it is seriously out of place. Could be a foreign award as he had a few, but again out of place. There is a ROTC award that has matches, but I seriously doubt it. I am stumped . . . as well.

Awesome is correct Love the silenced stens in #9

My thoughts exactly ! Nice looking as well. We called the ARCOM the " Green Weenie"

Riding Instructor Looks like he is a Physical Training Instructor as well, the crossed swords below the Riding badge indicate that.

You have a enviable collection of little known and rarely seen medals ! I look forward to seeing more.

Hope this helps

This is offered on Ebay with a number of 2x ribbon bars. Love the swords on the 1897.

Not officially. There are some unofficial commemorative medals brought out within the past ten years.

This is a good site for Thailand Awards and Decorations http://www.cabinet.thaigov.go.th/eng/dd_main21.htm

Here's something on Arnold, albeit not much. Hope it helps http://det695.com/aas/RJMS%20Hap%20Arnold.htm

No picture, but here's a couple of basic biographies http://www.answers.com/topic/edward-leonard-ellington http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_militair...r/Marshal/E.htm I'll keep looking

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) For other ranks. I don't know the era.