Grandpa's Uniform

[2xvetran]

This is an HBT shirt that I recently pulled out of my wife's grandfathers basement. As you can see he was a Corporal with the 59th Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Armored Division (Black Cats) in WWII. He served in 1945 in Germany as a bazooka man. His awards are the EAME Medal with 1 bronze star, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge. He is still living and is 83 years old. Scott.

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[Chris Boonzaier]

Nice... did you get any of his other goodies?

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Chris

[Paul R]

I have not see too many of these lightweight uniforms around recently. I would also be interested in seeing anything else he may have kicking around! Do you have any period photos of your grandfather?

[Jim Baker]

Scott,

Nice shirt! Be sure to get a photo of him holding it and write down as many of his recollections as possible. You'll be glad you did later.

[2xvetran]

Nice... did you get any of his other goodies?

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Chris

He has a shadow box of his awards and a few other items. My father in Law and I made it several years ago for him. Unfortunately the awards are mostly replacement medals... The only other item I found was his fathers WWI U.S. Navy uniform and hat. He served aboard a re-flagged German ship at the end of WWI the ship was the Kaisern August Victoria and it brought Harry Truman home from the war. I will try to post some pics but I don't have the uniform in my possession, it's still in his basement for sentimental reasons... Scott.