Hugh

My nephew owns this uniform with a rather impressive rack of ribbons. (I've asked him to provide identifying information on the owner, a LTC who served with both the 8th and 10th AAC.) There are a couple of interesting aspects:

1) I don't recognize the last ribbon, last row. It seems very familiar, possibly Polish?, but I can't bring it to mind.

2) The pocket button is interesting. It appears to be the post-1947 USAF button, but in brass instead of silver. Does anyone have any insights on that?

As usual, thanks for your help,

Hugh

Thanks, Taz, I knew this would be a softball question for the knowledgeable.

Best,

Hugh

I'm not a regular follower of this forum, but saw this picture on the WorldWar2today site (see below) and thought I'd ask: Surely someone can list Heydrich's decorations?

http://ww2today.com

Lost Lord - that's a giggle!

H

A couple of interesting things since my last post.

1) John Tulloch was married in Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1812, and his first two children were born there, after the British 14th Foot occupied Java in 1811. Hence, Tulloch served there during the tenure of Governor General Sir Stamford Raffles. Was Tulloch in the 14th Foot?

2) His first child is named Stamford William Raffles Tulloch. I wonder if Raffles may have served as godfather? It must have been a small British contingent after the colony was restored to the Netherlands.

3) Raffles went on to found the city of Singapore in 1819.

Most frustrating of all, I lived in SIngapore for seven years, and probably could have had access to records which would have shed considerably more light on all this. But, no, I spent my time in the club drinking gin and tonic, along with business excursions to India and Pakistan. Alas!

H

Please tell your former sweetheart (funny how that happens once you marry 'em) that, whatever her reservations, the rest of us are profoundly grateful for your help. Try taking that to the bank.

H

MyHeritage lists the following for LTG John Tulloch:

• Birth: Feb 3 1791 - St James, London
• Death: Apr 13 1862 - Kensington, Greater London, UK
• Parents: Alexander Tulloch, Margaret Tulloch (geboren Munro)
• Sister: Margaret Ann Tulloch
• Wife: Jacobina Maria Tulloch (geboren Couperus)
• Children: Stamford William Raffles Tulloch, General John Samuel Drury Tulloch, Maria Whish (geboren Tulloch), Edward Tulloch, Lt. Charles Browne Tulloch, Alfred Tulloch, Frederick Duncan Tulloch, Arthur Tulloch, Hector Tulloch

So there is an Edward Tulloch, but listed without rank or regiment. Curiouser and curiouser!

Peter, how kind of you! I'm delighted to have the information. Thank you.

Don't know whether I'm related to the LTG, Mervyn, but there aren't that many Tullochs floating around (except in Inverness). I've never met one outside my extended family. My grandfather came to the US in 1893, leaving 5 brothers in Inverness. No active connection with those relatives now. I think we're some form of cousin to MG Derek Tulloch, Wingate's Chief of Staff with the Chindits. With this kind of help, I may assemble a respectable military pedigree.

Best,

Hugh

I have the medal listed below in my possession, and would like to find out more about the recipient and his unit. We share the last name. Despite many trips to India, I have not tried to look for any information there (Shame!) I'd be grateful for any help.

GREAT BRITAIN - Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-49, w/bars

"Goojerat", "Chilianwala", named (block) to Lieut E Tulloch, 69th Bengal N. I., VF

Property of CW Tulloch, 12/91 - Code: UK33

I participated in the declassification of many documents about SE Asia in the 1950's. I saw no specific reference to use at Dien Bien Phu, but there was considerable discussion of the use of nukes in Laos. It seemed obvious that several on the JCS were willing, and DBP would have been a logical extension to the target list. If so, it's extremely unlikely that weapons would have been transferred to the French. It's much more likely that they would have been dropped by US aircraft.

H

I still remember the introduction to one of Larteguy's books - discussing the movement of a column of prisoners from Dien Bien Phu. Tragic.

Hugh

Perhaps the oversized visor is to accomodate the scrambled eggs. This one is big enough to carry the additional eggs for an admiral!

H

Great new site for WW I photos. Sample below: Mfg stages for the stahlhelm.

http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/introduction/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=*Situation%20Report

The site is giving me a workout to understand the French, but just seeing the pictures has a certain value.

H

I thought this website might be interesting for those who don't know it. All about the French presence in Indochina and their war there.

H

http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=guerre+d%27indochine&vue=Video&x=18&y=19

We saw a few plastic-covered ribbon sets in the Navy in the '60's, but not many, and not for long. Once the Chief saw them, they had a way of disappearing. I suppose the idea was to keep them clean.

H

Just exploring the website is an education. Kudos to Princeton!

H

As you may know, Koreans are subject to severe penalties for unauthorized buying, wearing or selling ROK medals. Don't know if this applies to giving them away, but I'd assume so. After many years of traveling there, I was able to get some of the ROK medals from the manufacturer including the Viet Nam medal.

I'm fairly sure the one on the right is Belgian, as it matches my memory of a badge I got (new) in Brussels in the '60's.

H

Great to see this thread come alive again!

Thanks, Ilja

My father was a 1st Lt. in the US Army, but never left the States. My great-uncle served in France as a machine gunner / bandsman, and used to get Christmas letters from a boy in the house where he was billeted. I would translate them for him. They were very formal and stilted, usually not much real news. The old French handwriting was very hard to read.

Thanks for this input from a much neglected area.

Hugh

Brian, thanks for this illuminating summary of the clasps. I'm sure there are those on either side of the border who could find fault with some points, but this is a helpful short guide to the award. I'm looking forward to reading other comments.

Hugh

Thanks for the clarification. EB almost certainly refers to Electric Boat, for many decades the US Navy's premier submarine builder. That may revive my thought that this is a later design than the E-9 we've been talking about. I'm back to a late 30's or WW II era. Where are the submarine veterans? Someone will surely recognize that silhouette.

H

Based on the hull numbers, I think they're probably pre-WW II. USS Fanning (DD-385) served from 1937 - 1948. I didn't find a reference to submarine E-9, but Submarines E-1 and E-2 were commissioned in 1912. This boat seems a little later to me, but I'm a tin can sailor, so don't put any money on it.

Best,

H