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Hello Engraving is not official type . privately engraved so not a KIA a WIA perhaps ?

USS Shark

USS Canopus an ugly duckling but a Valiant Ship and crew And the Fall of Corrigador May 1942 The Hellship Arisan Maru the enemy locked the POWs down in the holds so they could not escape ! only 8 out of 1800 survived

Air raid PI in which Canopus was Damaged !

Here is a trade item i just recieved Lost when Hellship Arisan Maru carrying 1800 POWs was Torpedoed by the USS Shark Oct 14 1944 Tinker was a member of the crew of the USS Canopus Subtender THe Japanese tried to sink the ship in Dec 1941 but this brave ship kept on going By faking Dead with smudge pots burning by day at nite coming to life repairing and resupplying The Battling Bastards of Bataan ! in April 1942 orders were giving to scuttle the brave ship ! The crew sent to the bottom the ship that would not sink ! The crew served with 4th Marines on beach defences at Monkey point Corrigador Most being taken POW on the beaches fighting to the end ! After the Fall of corrigador the crew sent to a variaty of POW camps Tinker was sent to Bilibod Camp around May 24th then to Cabanatuan a short time later ! Then on Oct 14 1944 sent on Arisan Maru to be shipped to Japan.

Thanks ! research that came with it states that he was a member of this unit ! but found history of 29th division Blue and Grey 1917-1919 and he is missing from roster ? Any help on this ? Could be omited or wrong research ? sent for AGO Card

He was originally from Brooklyn ny later moving to Balt. MD

Sgt John J Keegan Jr Born 1890 Machine gunner WIA oct 12 1918 Muese-Argonne offensive not much on him yet I am rolling right into WW1 hearts!! my website http://scottspurplehearts.weebly.com

any info a help

Made a trade on this one its a super rare 1st issue Large OLC WIA Co. B 168th Inf. Regt 42nd division july 30 1918 and Oct 14 1918 with Co D What battles would these be ? # on how many Large OLCs awarded 1932-1933

His grave in small cem. near mountain view cem SD and note from family found inside box

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Corpsman in 4th sanitation train Died apr 18 1942 PH in oringinal # box american emblem co. WIA July 18 1918 Aisne-Marne area

thats a good one !! use to be mine !!

box

more PH and box # 48057

Heres a trade item i picked up John W Eyers from Clifton city nj unknown unit i am guessing 78th div by fact he is new jersey and the victory medal combination American emblem # box and matching PH # any info a help

Hello Paul i wish !!! I have only ever seen 2 !! Very rare CG PHs !! alot rarer than a Pearl Harbor or a D Day one IMO I will keep my eyes open for you !!

Hello Joe I have had a lot 100s but research them then move them !! Can not afford to keep them all !! Kind of getting my wife on board with the system on collecting !!! I am really hooked on ww I so time to move KIAs !!!

close up of cert ! I love this little group !!!

Hello He was Co F 311th infantry regt 78th division he was wounded in action not sure when ?

officially engraved

my latest trade Supply Sgt WIA Born Dec 9 1892 Phila Died Ohio Buried in Salem Jewish Cem. Lorain Ohio

After disscusion with experts on another forum this is not a KIA but a WIA Post War engraved Heart there is a KIA in 80th Div but not a SR someone added the 80th patch it had a 80th and a 103rd patch so a ETO WIA Heart

Here another local find pic is washed out a bit engraving is diffrent in hand KIA nov 15 1944