David S

That is nothing short of amazing :jumping:

A double decal M35 helmet ?1.50

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

and when i do, i will post pages, ok?

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

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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

It would be an awesome collection to find all of them!

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

Why that precise (and seemingly random?) date?

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

What colors are used what what branches are they used for?

Here is a good place

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Branches...larInsignia.htm

I see that medical is wine red

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

I think the usual name of the insignia is Combined Operations badge.

The link below shows many versions.

http://www.combinedops.com/INSIGNIA%20SPECIMENS.htm

Regards Eddie

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

I hope when the UK announces our own "wound medal" they take a lead from the Canadians and not try to immitate the US.

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: