David S

I can give you a possibility, not a definite.

In the 1966 Officer Register there are two LANDAUs on Active duty, one is Armor, the other is QM

In the 1968 Officer Register there are two LANDAUs, one is Artillery, the other is Finance

LANDAU, BERT G III

0-5234402

Branch: Artillery

Rank: First Lieutenant

Date of Rank: Aug 28 1967

Entry Date: Aug 6 1966

Date of Birth: Aug 11 1942

Status: US Army Reserve

According to the Register

1) He is serving as an Active Officer

2) He has less than two years of college

Hope this helps

I believe that it belongs to a Veterans Organization.

VFW if I'm not mistaken, their Bronze Citizenship Medal.

As Ricky posted the center should be yellow, a number I've seen have faded.

And I thought it had to do with Stogie's avatar and signature line.

Shoulda kept the original design . . . kind of a 'in your face' . . . but I guess PC people were back then as well

It was a NG Division out of Oklahoma

Bill Mauldin (of Willie and Joe fame) was part of the 45th

Interesting !!

The swaz patch was worn from 11 Aug 1924 to 22 May 1939

German Ambassadors to Japan:

Herber von Dirksen 1933-1938

Major General Eugen Ott 1938-1942

(he was also attache 1934-1938)

Heinrich Geog Stahmer 1942-1945

Heinrich Geog Stahmer 1942-1945 it is

Thanks

Got him !!

Ambassador to Tokyo Stahmer

It doesn't say what year

I knew I'd seen that mug somewhere

Courtesy of -

In the Service of the Reich

by JR Angolia

Not Navy.

A Diplomatic or Government Official.

Looks to be aa Official High Career Grade i.e. 3 8-pointed stars

--Dang...the kid got there before me--

The other one in picture #2 (red ribbon with blue edge stripes) is the Lateran Cross, also awarded by the Vatican.

I had a feeling it was that but couldn't find a picture for confirmation.

What an interesting group

On the large medal bar, second from the end (also in pic #2) is the 'Benemerenti' Medal awarded by the Pope.

The 'Benemerenti' is awarded to lay men (later to women) who distinguished themselves by special services to either the Pontiff, or to the Catholic church. They are awarded only once a year and are rarely seen.

This one was bestowed by Pope Piux X (1903 to 1914).

For each pontiff there is a separate designed medal and ribbon.

It is perfectly in line with the St Johns awards.

The other awards have a religious bent to them but I am unable to pin them down.

I'll still keep looking because the last medal on the large bar looks familiar.

It could be a matter of the dye used..

If it is an EK2 I would have expected the red to have faded along with the black.

Since the link won't work here is a picture of the ribbon in question. The one on the far right.

Dumb questions . . .

Shouldn't the KVK be after the EK2 instead of the Eastern Front?

The last one looks to be the Bulgarian Medal of Valor - a WW1 award?

I could very well be wrong

It's Rumanian - The Star of Rumania

The edges have faded.

Look here - top right

I knew I'd seen the ribbon somewhere.

This is one of a number of unofficial (lay) orders related to the catholic church.

Look at this site

Link

The Decoration is manufactured by Eng Leong Medallic Industries Pte Ltd, of Singapore , who also manufacture The New Zealand Antarctic Medal and many of the campaign and special service medals for the New Zealand Defence Force.

Here's the site: http://www.elm.com.sg/Product_ODM.htm

It's not there yet

The only reason to buy it (as low as possible price) is to show others what NOT to do.

The bar in it's original form would be smashing.

Did the seller polish and rehang them?

I would expect the Centennial after the Bavarian.

Looking Good !!

I have to admit that the Aussie awards are growing on me as well.

With the exception of yourself they are little seen.

My only Australian medal reference (besides the internet) is The National Honors & Awards of Australia by M Maton, which is a good 'general' starting point. Since its printing in 1995 I have had to make several updates.

Hello Rick, your reply is much appreciated, and i understand 75% of what you are saying, but i am new to this aspect of collecting, could you expand on some of the jargon, ie, ''tab back'', ''record holder'', etc? Thanks, Mark

Welcome to Imperial Mania . . . er collecting, and a new language !

The metallic backing in the long bar is called a TAB BACK (you can see the tabs for attachment), not usually seen on a bar of more than four. This one being longer having 6. It would have been a weight issue on a uniform. Saggy bars especially on a 60+ year old.

What I see is GREAT !!!!

As to the In-N-Out reference, I too am from SoCal originally.

I eat at In-N-Out at least twice a week !!!

The only one I had to look up (wasn't sure) was the Armed Forces Service that being 'sorta' new.

Nice rack !!!

I'll bite

Nice rack

1st Row

Meritorious Service

Air Mdl

Aerial Achievement

Joint Service Commendation

2nd Row

AF Commendation

AF Achievement

Combat Readiness

AF Good Conduct

3rd Row

National Defense Svc

Armed Forces Expeditionary

SW Asia Svc

Kosovo Campaign

4th Row

Afghanistan Campaign Mdl

GWOT Expeditionary

GWOT Svc

Armed Forces Svc

5th Row

Humanitarisn Svc

NATO Mdl

Saudi Arabia - Kuwait Liberation Mdl

Kuwait - Kuwait Liberation Mdl

These are just the medals . . . there will be a lot of ribbon only awards as well.

The KT consists of the Sovereign and 16 Knights.

The last KP holder died in 1974.

Not a buckle collector either, but had heard of the various accounts.

A very good read !