David S

Interestingly, the ribbon is based on the colors used by Billy Mitchell for his own WWI aircraft insignia (and the first Air Corps patches). (Per the lecture at the '07 OMSA by the head of the DoD department that designed it.) We may not like it, but there is a conscious link back to history. And, for that, I give them points, many points, maybe enough points.

Dang . . .they actually used a historical perspective on the ribbon design. Gives them a great deal of points in my book

Thanks for the history lesson . . . now where's that good swift kick smiley (for me !)

I still think they could have done a much better job with medal itself, and the ribbon.

The medal is very similar the the Defense DSM and Superior Svc.

I would have made the ribbon a AF blue with white stripes, not red and gold. It's kinda hard on the eyes

Simply amazing . . .

That's a smashing bar Paul !!

David S. is a lucky man indeed. Great research! Bravo

Ricky is the lucky one, he now has custody

Rick

You are THE one true Master of the unknown ribbon bars

Here are two more pics

If I remember correctly he created and awarded himself the title C.B.E. (Conquerer of the British Empire)

Now if we can only follow the chain of custody back to the DAMM owner it would be spectacular !!

I NEVER had any pretense of an idea of that bar being identified . . . but Ricky (the Ribbon Bar Master) did it

My thoughts initially but here's a pic of the QARANC gorgets (not mine - found online) kinda - sorta

P.S. David .. I think you're medal bar is upside down in the picture?

D'oh

All done

Thanks

The crown was too big to post above

These have recently come to live with me

I am having difficulty pinning down what Corps or Branch

The crown is a Kings Crown

Any assistance is tremendously appreciated

Nice one Darrell !!

My contribution (albeit small) - Special Constabulary and Territorial

I found an Ilsa Erythropel, daughter of the German Ambassador to Cuba

http://www.juliogirona.com/

Must have been a family of Civil Servants

There is a Heinrich Erythropel (1864-1940) . . . maybe a relative?

http://www.frankfurter-verbindungen.de/korporierte/e.html

http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Me-Schwerin...rblick_Reg.html

Just playing with google

Excellent !!!

I knew with that combination it must have been findable

Rick

Here's the Italian Armys website, lotta nice dodads and such

Italian Army website

Italian . . . due to the shape of the axes, and the flame direction

Possible Engineers

Here's a current Engineer cap badge

I would take it the first ribbon is for a British Expiditionary Force to Vietnam?

Not British . . . issued to the 50,000 Australian and New Zealand troops who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1973

Established in 1968 and called The Vietnam Medal

I always knew that there WAS a cloth ribbon instead of the tack coated paper

Thanks for showing

The only thing I can say is . . . WOW !!!!!

Thanks for showing

Yep . . . the US Naval version

Not bronze stars, but battle stars for campaign participation.

This is a close-up of a larger picture (too big to post) of the 'awards' to the US Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson

Personnel on the ship when the awards happened are authorized to wear said award on their uniform

Navy Unit Commendation

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

Navy E ribbon

Navy Expeditionary

National Defense

Armed Forces Expeditionary

SW Asia Svc

Navy Sea Svc Deployment

Here's a close up of a pic (too big to post) of one of the first awards in June

Are the Officer Registries available in a book/collected copied document format? Available at military bookstores & so forth?

They are in a bound format published by and for the US Army, distribution is limited

Published in two volumes-

Volume 1 shows Active duty Officers only, more of a bio format

Volume 2 shows Active, NG, USAR and other officers, the format is basic info only

Not found in military bookstores

Sometimes found at used bookstores in the military section

Most of mine were found on eBay, one was found in a used bookstore

There are Navy and Marine registers as well, but harder to find