Bill Brouillard Jr. Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Ribbons (1945) to M/Tech Sgt. Louis N. Gosselin - As a Cpl in August 1942 he was an aircraft mechanic with VMF-212 on Guadalcanal (Cactus Air Force) his CO was "Indian Joe" Bauer who earned a posthumous Medal of Honor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Good Conduct Medal after his campaign ribbons? I wonder what that's all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 My Father In Law’s service ribbons on his WW2 uniform, USMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brouillard Jr. Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Hugh - Prior to 1947 the Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard Order of Precedence was 1) Decorations 2) Unit Awards 3) Campaign Ribbons in order earned 4) Service Medals - The Marine Corps, Navy, and CG considered the Good Conduct as a "Service Medal" and was worn last. - This is a good test to see if ribbons were "Our Together" since it is not a well known fact except to long time Navy and Marine Corps Collectors. The Army on the other hand declared when the Army Good Conduct medal was created in 1940/41 that it was a "Decoration" and always worn first. This was important since the armed forces declared in 1942 that campaign medal production would cease due to material shortages but decorations would still be manufactured - That is why collectors today see so many Army Good Conduct Medals from WWII. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Thanks, Bill! 34 years combined service in the Navy / Naval Reserve and I had no idea. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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