Ed_Haynes Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Mirroring the similar thread on the commonwealth forum, could we post family US medal groups and so on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) Pvt. Sheldon Harrison Haynes, 2nd WV Volunteer Cavalry1- Civil War Campaign Medal (unnumbered), issued in 1965 by the Adjutant General (and thanks to congressional pressure - public thanks to Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV)2- West Virginia Soldiers' Medal, for Combat Service - named "SHELTON HANES, 2nd REG CAV VOLs" - Issued in 1965 from the stock of unclaimed medals still held by the state of West VirginiaThis is my great-grandfather. Edited August 21, 2006 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Lieutanant Commander Sheldon Elias Haynes, USNR1- American Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)2- Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)3- WWII Victory MedalNot perhaps overly exciting, but this is my father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) Captain Richard Renick Dickson, USAR1- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal - No 632812- Allied Victory Medal3- American Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)4- WWII Victory MedalThis is my uncle.An interesting group, at the end of WWI, he served in the Marine unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) at the Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Virginia). VMI was one of only fifteen schools to have Marine units of the SATC. After the war, the SATC became the core of the ROTC program. While the war eneded before the cadets could join in, some could not wait; one of my uncle's classmates, "Chesty" Puller had already dropped out to get in the fight. When the war ended, all of the SATC cadets at VMI were awarded the war medal and good conduct medal.During WWII, my uncle served in the military police, guarding Italian POWs in Louisiana. He took great joy in wearing his Marine Good Conduct medal ribbon as an Army captain. Edited August 21, 2006 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Very nice Ed. I have already posted my Dad's things in the collectors section. Unfortunately, I missed a lot of nice things as a kid. He threw out several items I'm sure I could have had if I were only old enough to know what they were. He wasn't very sentimental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Powell Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Here is a link to some items i treasurehttp://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ighlight=mathis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Here is a link to some items i treasurehttp://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ighlight=mathisHey Scott,I don't know how I ever missed that. Fantastic story and momentos. Thanks very much for sharing your Grandfathers story. These stories are what make this "hobby" so great. They help us to remember these guys were real people, with lives and families, and that some gave up everything for us and the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Wow, i missed this completely. Ed, fantastic collection of Family Medals. You are very lucky to take care of these treasures. Thanks for sharing them here.Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Plus, my grandfather almost got dragged off to the Spanish-American War. He had gotten his call-up papers, but then it was over. Close call.Same with my father who was scheduled to go off on a LST for the North Africa landings. Then they discovered his was so color-blind he couldn't stand deck duty, and he got replaced (and off to ammunition depots); the guy who replaced him was killed when the LST was hit by a Stuka while ferrying prisoners of war out of Sicily. Another close call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 A very nice collection of family history, Ed and Scott, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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