David S

My first helmet in 1968 cost $12.50, I was put out that the eagle was gold instead of silver . . . had I known WW1 MM's for ?30 . . . oh my :jumping:

Nice grouping indeed The supporting paperwork is wonderful

And . . . war time service counted double

Here's a pic of Col Melton receiving the medal . . . looks like the third class http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/Public%20Affai...0725-melton.jpg

The only one I have Paul Hartmann

No problem Thanks

I like things like that, at a young age I acquired two books by Bruce Bairnsfather (sp?) American stuff is hard to find as it was not produced in big numbers, and when produced is on really cheap paper It gives a good eye to the times Yes . . .I would like to see more

What a great find Two decades ago I saw something similar done for the Air Corps, it was in terrible condition, falling apart Saw an Army one in better condition in the late 1980s for a horrible price at a show in San Francisco I've never seen one done by a Marine :cheers:

Many thanks to all for posting these that are not often seen :cheers:

Got it It is a valuable resource Thanks for the generosity :cheers:

What a wonderful thing to do email inbound

Here's your guy in the 1937 List - P 251 - Royal Artillery You already know he is a M.C. winner His date of rank as Major is 19 April 1931 g*dagger - Certificate of the Gunnery Staff Course or specially selected as qualified on account of service as Instructor in Gunnery Officers holding the Gunnery Staff Course Certificate who subsequent to 1922 qualified in coast defence and/or anti-aircraft gunnery are indicated by the addition of a asterisk and/or a dagger respectively to the symbol g y - Certificate of the Long Survey Course at the School of Artillery at Larkhill (1 S.) - Means that he is posted to the 1st Survey Co (R.A.) at Larkhill

That would be awsome, and something in all my years have not seen before They can be flattened out for easier storage There are versions for women, smaller than the regular ones The less expensive (and less attractive) ones are made with a synthetic fabric

7 Oct 2001 - - > Tis the date the current conflict in Afghanistan began A date of minor significance

What I see 19, 46, & 50 - Might just be Argentina's answer to ribbon bars, I have seen similar 11 - US Army Ordnance Corps - Branch insignia - Officer 18 - El Salvador cockade 30 - US - Maybe JROTC or ROTC, seen similar eBay is sometimes aflood with similar insignia in pairs, and on sales cards. I cannot remember who the seller is, not a indiv but a company Hope it helps

Here is a good place http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Branches...larInsignia.htm Technically . . . maroon with white piping

Very nice indeed Bullion is much better looking These are so good they could be worn today with no problem

The US versions of the badges are called - US Navy (red background) - Amphibious Forces US Army (blue background) - Amphibious Engineers Note that the Army version is used today as the 1st Engineer Brigade They are derivative of the Combined Ops, but not otherwise associated

Absolutely I like what Canada has done with this medal, even the name Although the name was bugging me for several days until I remembered that the South Vietnamese Government Civilian Wound Medal was callled The Medal of Sacrifice For what it's worth . . . The New York City Police Department's award for officers wounded in the line of duty is called The Purple Shield

We got the book The torch has passed which had pics of the funeral Ours was a 1961 Magnavox with stick legs . . . we only got three channels NBC-CBS-ABC . . . and yes it had rabbit ears ! The progression to color was Xmas of 1968 with an Admiral . . . between the b&w and the color we got 'cable' which meant extra stations (all 6) out of Los Angeles

I remember that day as a glove wearing, heavy coat time. It gets colder than one would expect in the desert The Mother Superior (Croi Naofa was her name, first or last I don't know ) came in and said the president had been shot, and we would go to mass to pray for him . . . we knew it was important because she and the other nuns were in tears. JFK was a special person to these irish-gaelic nuns So we bundled up and went to church (about 50 yds away) until it was time to pick us up I remember watching it on tv This is where my interest in militaria and such became the obsession / mania / compulsion that it is today. Seeing DeGaulle and Selassie (sp) standing next to each other made me wonder. I roughly knew who DeGaulle was and wondered why he wore NO medals, while Selassie was bemedaled enough for a king, with bullion to match. I was eight and very curious I can see it as if it were yesterday . . . I remember phone numbers, addresses, . . . and a lot of other stuff that I have no reason to remember. I was looked to when my parents didn't know the license plate numbers . . . like a flash !! :speechless1:

We in the midst of the SoCal desert had no basements . . . no missile bases, but the worlds largest (in area) Marine base . . . that made us a high priority for Kaboom We were each given an address of a 'safe house' by the nuns in case we were caught outside between school and home . . .sorta like Garrison Keillor's snow child days . . . with less of a chance of seeing home again The sirens were tested weekly, and still are . . . I was there last week and sure enough stroke of noon . . .first the warning, then the air raid The 'duck and cover' drills made a dreadfully boring day a little more interesting Actually the day JFK was shot we were supposed to have a movie on the pros and cons of duck and cover . . . come to think of we never did see that one :rolleyes:

Nice indeed :jumping:

I've got some minor items from Argentina, but have never seen anything like the items you show from Brazil . . . those are wonderful I'll keep a lookout though :rolleyes:

Somebody's dreaming bigtime :speechless1: