Rattle's US collection

[bobcam1]

MoH

Absolutely stunning photgraphic work! It's a genuine pleasure to see displays like this.....I am intrigued by your Army MOH. I have never seen a square pad before, and I'm wondering if you could supply a few more details about it.

Thanks,

Bob.

[Rattle]

Absolutely stunning photgraphic work! It's a genuine pleasure to see displays like this.....I am intrigued by your Army MOH. I have never seen a square pad before, and I'm wondering if you could supply a few more details about it.

Thanks,

Bob.

Thanks Bob,

the cravat is a type V neck cravat with unfolded corners. The MoH came with another cravat, which had not a watered texture. I found this one later and use it with the MoH. It looks better in the display.

Stephan

Edited April 5, 2008 by Rattle

[Rattle]

I've put together a small display, showing some imperial stuff.

Hope you like it.

Stephan

[nesredep]

I've put together a small display, showing some imperial stuff.

Hope you like it.

Stephan

Hello!

Amazing.

All the best

Nesredep

[Rattle]

This one came today.

Navy Good Conduct Medal, named to PhM2c H. P. Klahn.

From what i know right now, PhM2c Klahn served during the 30's with the 6th Marines as a Navy Corpsman in San Diego, and was with them during their Expedition to Shanghai, China in 1937-1938. I have the muster roll from that period.

Many thanks goes out to PaulR. for helping me with this medal.

regards,

Stephan

[Paul R]

Nicely done!

[nesredep]

This one came today.

Navy Good Conduct Medal, named to PhM2c H. P. Klahn.

From what i know right now, PhM2c Klahn served during the 30's with the 6th Marines as a Navy Corpsman in San Diego, and was with them during their Expedition to Shanghai, China in 1937-1938. I have the muster roll from that period.

Many thanks goes out to PaulR. for helping me with this medal.

regards,

Stephan

Hello!

Very nice.

all the best

Nesredep

[Bob Lyons]

Great collection, fantastic photography, and superbly displayed,

Thanks for sharing with us,

Cheers

Bob

[Rattle]

Thanks Guys,

here is my new M-1 helmet, with liner, named to a Lt. Roha.

Stephan

[Rattle]

This my newest medal,

Distinguished Flying Cross named to SSGT W. E. Hermenau, KIA on his 25th and last mission, 20th April, 1944, over La Glacerie, France.

He was a tailgunner in the 568th BS, 390th BG.

The name was engraved wrong on the medal.

During my research, i've encountered 3 different spellings of his name.

Regards,

Stephan

[nesredep]

Thanks Guys,

here is my new M-1 helmet, with liner, named to a Lt. Roha.

Stephan

Hello!

Congratulation.

All the best

Nesredep

[highfive]

Nice displays!

[Rattle]

Got this small group today.

Good conduct medal and insignias of Cpl. Maring, AAF.

[Paul R]

Another fabulous addition!! How do you know that this medal is AAF?

[Rattle]

Another fabulous addition!! How do you know that this medal is AAF?

Thanks Paul,

I know it because of the insignia (Aircrew wings) and his enlistment data and his obituary.

A friend of mine made me a nice surprise.

He lives in northern Germany and is researching the fate of shot down A/C in his area.

You may remember the Purple Heart i have, named to J. P. Richardson, who was KIA on 24. August, 1944 over Kiel, Germany.

He was in the 4th Squadron, 34th Bomb Group. My friend was researching this crash also, and i've provided him with some of the documents i have. In return, he has sent me a part of the B-24H 42-94780 L/M Smitty, that he found on the crash site. w00t.gif

It's very emontional for me, having a part of the plane, in which this fine young man fought and lost his life.

Regards,

Stephan

[Rattle]

B-24H 42-94780 L/M Smitty Missing in Action Flak near Kiel. The plane received a direct flak hit in

#1 engine. The engine burst into flames which seemed to spread over the entire aircraft. The left wing disintegrated as the plane went down. One crew reported that this plane exploded near the ground. No chutes were seen. Crashed at Kraienwisch. With 4BS.

Pilot: Howard.

Missing Air Crew Report # 8463.

7 Killed in Action, 1 Prisoner of War.

POW HOWARD GERALD R (P) 2 LT 4 O-814903 13 ORANGE TX (or KIA)

KIA BAKER ERNEST C (CP) 2 LT 4 O-821141 14 UPPER DERBY PA

KIA FLORES JOSEPH (N) 2 LT 4 O-707254 13 FALL RIVER MA

KIA GRIFFIN JAMES E (TT) S/SGT 4 18191983 13 SHATTUCK OK

KIA RICHARDSON JOHN P ? S/SGT 4 35700043 13 LOUISVILLE KY

KIA IANNONE JOSEPH (BT) S/SGT 4 31169129 13 WATERBURY CT

KIA LEAHY DAVID F (TG) SGT 4 12216555 13 PHILADELPHIA PA

KIA ALTAMORE JOSEPH L (NG) SGT 4 32992566 13 BRONX NY

The piece is too big to display, so i took off a small, loose piece and added it into the display frame.

[paddywhack]

eeeerrrr thats not a collection its a meusem!!!and a fecking great one at that!!!!!!!!!

[Rattle]

eeeerrrr thats not a collection its a meusem!!!and a fecking great one at that!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, but it's far from a museum.

Got me this nice variation of a 101st Airborne patch.

According to a Vet in Bando's book, this was given only to Normandy survivors.

The blue represents the English channel and the lines the bridges and Douve River above Carentan.

Other sources tell it was for the Rhine crossing.

It's no doubt from the manufacture process, but was utilized for this purpose.

Edited May 12, 2008 by Rattle

[Rattle]

Silver Star, awarded for bravery to A. J. Mahue, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea 1951.

[nesredep]

Silver Star, awarded for bravery to A. J. Mahue, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea 1951.

Hello!

I can only say Wow and amazing.

All the best

Nesredep

[Paul R]

Nicely done!! Congrats on your Silver Star!

[vestae]

Just Superb !!!

Sebastien.

[Rattle]

Got me this nice grouping, id'ed to Sgt A. Faith.

He enlisted in 1940 and was with F-Troop, later F-company, 106th Cav Sqd, 106th Cav Group until the end of the war.

Those who know me can imagine how happy i was to find another 106th cav stuff.

Faith was wounded twice and is also mentioned in the unit history.

Stephan

Edited May 21, 2008 by Rattle

[Rattle]

Purple Heart awarded to a 92nd Bomb Group vet and POW.

It was given to Lt. Pete Burascano who was shot down on Jan. 11th, 1944.

He was a copilot with the 325th BS, 92nd BG.

Pete spent the rest of the war as a guest of the German government in STALAG LUFT I in Barth, Germany.

Lt Burascano and his roommates in STALAG Luft I called themselves the "Spider Kelly Gang".

One of them, Oscar Richard, wrote a book about his experiences in WWII, "Kriegie an American POW in Germany".

Pete is mentioned a few times in it. This is an excerpt from the book:

"Pete Burascano had been a window dresser in Brooklyn. He was the best cook in the room, if not the entire barracks, and a wizard at manufacturing gadgets out of tin cans and wire. He even sculpted an excellent likeness of fellow Brooklynite Bob Hosier with clay from one of the many tunnels. With his never-ending energy and ingenuity for making things out of scraps, Pete helped make life in Stalag Luft I much more bearable. He may not have been expert in any one thing, but no one approached his versatility. His yen for French Elegante cigarettes, for which he traded precious Camels and Chesterfields, fouled the air, much to our discomfort, but besides cooking and carpentry, he provided the services of carpenter, tailor, tinsmith, mason, electrician, and barber. He also played a shrewd game of bridge and was foolishly reckless at poker. Whenever he wasn't tinkering, he read -- he could finish a book in a couple of hours. But what amazed us most was the fact that this character was afraid that the war in the South Pacific might end before he could get out of Germany and join it."

Regards,

Stephan

[Rattle]

My latest.

Tropical combat jacket. LTC Coe, 101st Airborne, Vietnam.

regards,

Stephan