Paul R

Thank you!!! That is a great thread!

Really cool stuff there! Thanks for starting this thread!

He sure had a great eye for what to bring back.

His awards seem to be mainly "Labor" or civil related. The only military specific medals I see are the long service medals.

Interesting that foreign awards would have precidence on a US uniform. I have never seen that before, especially on such a high ranking officer.

This is one of the best award groupings I have seen in a very long time. That last photo is icing on top of an already sweet cake!!!

Thank you for sharing your relatives story and photographs!!

That would be one heck of a ribbon bar/shadow box. He was a true warrior! I just did a google search on him and there is quite a bit on him. There are several books published about his career.

This one comes with research as well. I cannot wait to share it with you all!

Thank you! That is where the seller is from. He has a small militaria website. I think that most of his items come from the same area.

NCO Beret badge

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Next one. Camo shirt.

This is what I have for a Serbian Civil War grouping. The jacket is a 1997 make. The hat is from 1995.

Close up of the ORB/L. I hope that you like it as much as I do.

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I am very proud to add this grouping to the collection. It is my first documented labor grouping!

It has finally arrived. Here is a photo I took today. It is a real beauty!! All I need now are medical officers from the Navy, Coast Guard, KGB, and Border Guard.

It is definitely a "4". I have never seen a number stensiled on a WW1 tunic before. Have you all?

He was lucky to escape Stalingrad!! Great book!

How do you manage to find such amazing things?

Thanks Larry. I did find this photo(google images). I could not find any evidence of WRN(?) officers wearing shoulder boards. This information was found on Wiki: Branch Distinction Cloth (1863–1955) Buttons (1832–1891) Masters (until 1867) Light Blue 9 evenly spaced Masters (after 1867) None 3 groups of 3 (on double breasted coat) Surgeons Red 3 groups of 3 Pursers/accounting White 4 groups of 2 Engineering (from 1853) Purple 2 groups of 4 Instructors (from 1879) & schoolmasters (from 1917) Light Blue 9 evenly spaced Shipwrights (from 1884) Silver Grey Wardmaster (medical assistants) (from 1918) Maroon till 1951, then salmon-pink Electrical (from 1918) Dark Green Ordnance (1918–1950) Dark Blue Dentists (from 1924) Orange In 1955 it was announced[1] that the distinction cloth worn between the stripes of officers of the non-executive branches of the Royal Navy was to be abolished, except for those who must be clearly recognisable as non-combatant under the Geneva Convention. The residual use of distinction cloth for non-combatants is therefore: Scarlet - medical Orange - dental Salmon pink - wardmasters (to 1993) Silver grey - civilian officers from Royal Corps of Naval Constructors - RCNC [2] Dark green - civilian officers when required to wear uniforma

A nice early one!! Any idea about the time period?

I like it too. The clasp and assembly are correct.

I agree. I would not have high hopes on this one, based upon what I have read.