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Entries for Landsturmmann Max Siedersberger: 1.

Hi Chris, According to Ancestry: I managed to find the soldier I was researching with no problem. They even have a couple of entries for Hitler himself since he was assigned to a Bavarian Reserve Regiment. I'll post what I've found momentarily.

Thank you so much, Naxos. I really appreciate your help with this :)

Hi all, I just downloaded some entries from the Bavarian Personnel Rosters for WWI from Ancestry.com. I found a soldier whose funeral card I have, and in one of the entries for him, there is a long notation below his entry. I can make out entries like "8. September 1918" and "Cambrai" which I believe relate to his having died of wounds. However, I am having a lot of trouble trying to decipher the handwriting, and was wondering if anyone would be able to make heads or tails of it. I tried to enhance it slightly to help make it a little more legible. Thank you in advance for your help!

This is the only example I have in my collection. A mini-MBE (Military Division) for WWII.

Check out this link to a memorial page for Major Charles Kelly, the "Original Dustoff". He earned a posthumous DSC, among other decorations, for his bravery in Vietnam. He was authorized the CIB, the CMB, Senior Aviator wings, and basic jump wings. http://psysim.www7.50megs.com/dustkelly.htm You'll have to scroll down for a bit, but there are a few pictures of him wearing those badges.

Weird. I always see it identified as the UNCRO Medal. Looking at the UN's site further adds to my confusion http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medals/unmibh.htm Need more caffeine. Then this will make more sense to me :D

Hi Paul, I don't have much info on this one, so I don't think I can start a whole thread on it just yet. The swallow's nests are applied with small hooks; the kind you normally see used to keep collars closed and secured at the neck. The hooks are simply pushed into the seam where the sleeve meets the jacket itself, and have a habit of popping out. Not a particularly secure method of keeping them on! I'm surprised you hadn't seen one of these before. After having seen what you have in your very impressive collection, I'd thought there was nothing you hadn't seen Replacing the shoulder cord actually took me a couple of years. When I first bought this one in 1998 or 1999, it had everything but the cord. When I got it home, I found a small button sewn under the right shoulderboard. At first I thought it was for a marksman lanyard, but the only Grenztruppen one I had was on another uniform. A couple years later, I got a catalog of East German militaria, and they had an East German Bandsman's shoulder cord/aiguilette for sale. Totally blind luck that I got the catalog and they happened to have one of these available.

This is a British Army medal bar featuring the UN Croatia Medal and NATO Kosovo & Non-Article 5 Medals.

Forgot to add this last night. This is the Nato Medal with Former Yugoslavia clasp in its box of issue. It has the French-style "fork" to attach it to the uniform, as opposed to the standard pin-back.

US troops in Bosnia could earn up to four different service medals for Bosnia, depending on their period of service there. Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal -Operation "Joint Forge": 21 June 1998 - To Be Determined Armed Forces Service Medal -Operation "Joint Endeavor": 20 November 1995 - 19 December 1996 -Operation "Joint Guard": 20 December 1996 - 20 June 1998 -Operation "Joint Forge": 21 June 1998 - To Be Determined NATO Medal with clasp Former Yugoslavia 1992 - 31 December 2002 NATO Medal (Non-Article 5) 1 January 2003 - To Be Determined This replaces the NATO Medal (FY) for service in Operation "Joint Forge"

Thank you, Alex It took me forever to get it "just right", and it turned out a lot better than I expected. I think I've finally got the hang of recolorizing photos.

DDR Grenztruppen band uniform. I had to replace the shoulder cord, which was missing when I got the uniform, but the rest of the insignia is original to it.

I've seen the Purple Heart ribbon worn in the incorrect position probably almost as frequently as I've seen it in the correct position. The ribbons and devices all look like they're correct for the Vietnam period. The lack of multiple GCMs could mean the soldier served as an enlisted man for 3 to 5 years and then got out, or he was an officer commissioned from the ranks. No way of telling which, though.

My latest effort: my great uncle Eddie. Photo probably taken in late 1945 or early 1946.

I've never seen Grenzflieger uniforms or insignia before. Thanks for posting these, Paul :cheers:

Claudio, that portrait is absolutely first-class. Your brother has an excellent eye for detail. Definitely a work to be proud of!

An interesting variant of the "60-" ribbon bar device I can't recall ever having seen before: a sew-on type on an Australian bar.

Alex, you did a fantastic job. I don't think it could get much better than that. :)

Thank you again, Rick! I'll try to track that directory down and see what turns up. :)

Thank you, Rick. I saw this photo in a box at a show, and the combination of his EKII w/ clasp, the scar, the the veterinarian insignia was just too interesting to pass by. Thanks also for identifying the last ribbon (forgot to put that in my original post). I could never figure that one out either.

I've had this picture for a few years now, but have never been able to figure out what his name is. The reverse of the picture reads "Oberstabsveterin?r Dr. Rasc????". Can anyone tell me what his name is, and if any information is available about him? Thank you!

I can't wait til I have enough experience to have pictures turn out like yours. You have quite a talent for making them look like they were originally taken in color. I'll have to practice more when I have some free time this weekend. Thank you again, Alex :)

Alex, that is perfect and exactly what I was attempting (poorly) to do. I just could not find the right color for his uniform. Thank you for fixing it! :)

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