usairforce Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 What is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 How BIG is it? What is on the back side?"A. A. McElro" (the small letter c is stamped backwards) must be the man's name. Some sort of a name plate?My great-uncle Walter was killed in the 38th Infantry Regiment in Normandy in 1944. It was then part of the 2nd Infantry Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwwils Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Looks like a "personalized" Army Presidential Unit Citation pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David S Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Looks like a "personalized" Army Presidential Unit Citation pin.2nd Bn, 38th Inf was awarded a Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citation for action on 17 to 19 Dec 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 2nd Bn, 38th Inf was awarded a Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citation for action on 17 to 19 Dec 1944Looks Crazy: Looks like some thing that motivated the Unit during the War; Today we still use mascots to represent our units.SSG Luna, Lorenzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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