Paul R

I have had the very same thoughts about some items in my collection. It is a frustrating and depressing thought.

It looks awesome Chris!

Those are some amazing photographs. I love the decorative work on some of them.

Amazing work!!!

Look closely at the photo... there is a lot of Photoshopping there. Inside the cockpit... WOW!!!

Thanks Morten!! I hope that you are doing well.

It is a very interesting medal and history. Where did you find the information? I love the medical connection.

Sweet medal!! Nick, thanks for putting up the informational link.

It is a great named Navy CGM.

Original full-size ten medal group mounted for full dress wear, all awarded to Chief Water Tender John Robert Weimelt who served in both the US Navy and Coast Guard earning the Good Conduct Medal for both services. Group consists of a named and engraved USN Good Conduct Medal dated 1941; unnamed Type I US Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal with FLEET clasp; American, European-Africa-Mediterranean, Pacific Campaign Medals; WWII Victory, National Defense Medals, Korean Service and UN Korean Campaign Medals. Group includes Chief Weimelt's WWII USN dog tag. John Robert Weimelt born 1920 in Kansas; enlisted in the Navy on 15 February 1938 at Kansas City; served aboard the USS Kanawha and USS Maryland during this enlistment and was discharged on May 1941 receiving the Good Conduct Medal. Weimelt re-enlisted in the USNR on 28 October 1941. On 9 November 1942 Weimelt reported aboard the mine sweeper USS Sustain and served in the Mediterranean where Weimelt took part in the amphibious assault on Sicily. He was transferred back to the US on 4 September 1943 for further training at the Oil-Burning Turbine Lab, Philadelphia Navy Yard. On 11 February Weimelt was part of the commissioning crew for the USS Lloyd APD-63 on which Weimelt was to serve for the remainder of WWII taking part in the invasions of the Philippines, Borneo, and Morotai. Weimelt was discharged from the Naval Reserve as a Chief Water Tender on 4 October 1945. Weimelt enlisted in the US Coast Guard on 27 January 1950, serving in the Pacific and in Korean waters. He was discharged on 6 February 1953 at Seattle having earned the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal. Weimelt then joined the Naval Transport Service serving as a crew member on the civilian-crewed LST-618. Weimelt passed away on 8 September 1991 in Washington State. The Navy GCM and dogtags are named to the Chief. I look forward to finding more about his career, most specifically, time in the Coast Guard. Oddly enough, even today, about 40% of all CG members have prior service from the other branches of the military.

Great stuff. I cannot wait to see the citations. Chris, thanks for that link.

I dont see any images... I would love to check out your bar.

Holy smokes!!! That is an amazing bar.

What is that medal?

Larry! It is great to see ya. Thanks man! Chris, I have those, along with Y-straps and a couple of medical pouches. I will apply and take more photos this week. Paul

They definitely scare me. With 10s of thousand dollars at stake, it is not worth the gamble to me.

Great images! What did it take to be awarded the Order of the Kite(esp in two levels)?

Those two groupings are pretty cool. It is interesting that you have the 1st LT's photo ID, uniform, and beret together.

I had a few hours of free time today(major rarity) so I pulled out some old toys from storage and took a few shots. I hope that you like them. My wife found this really cool LW Medic's armband and gave it to me for Christmas. It and the KVK2 ribbon add a real salty look to this unissued tunic. Regards Paul

Those are some great images. I have never seen one of those awards in person.

Thanks Norm!

Wow. Those are some things we do not see often at all. Are there any Heer members that received aviation qualification badges?

Where is his Lenin Order?

You should definitely have this one researched!

Another Admirals only award?