Purple Heart for Robert McGuire

[JapanX]

Hi Jents!

Want to show you one of my purple heart’s.

Slot brooch type, stamped on edge 277 469.

Small blackened machine engraving.

Looks like this posthumous army Purple Heart was manufactured by Rex Products Company somewhere between 1942 and 1943.

Unfortunately I don’t have any additional info about Robert P McGuire.

Any additional info will be more than appreciated.

Regards,

Nick

[JapanX]

Obverse

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Reverse

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Obverse close up

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Reverse close up

[Paul C]

I did some checking and can't find an enlistment record for him for WWII.

[JapanX]

I did some checking and can't find an enlistment record for him for WWII.

Thanks Paul!

Maybe Korea?

Regards,

Nick

[Rayjin]

There's a Pvt Robert Maguire, Third Signal Company on http://www.dogfacesoldiers.org/gallery/gallery2.htm KIA during the Anzio breakout, don't know if its the same person.

[JapanX]

There's a Pvt Robert Maguire, Third Signal Company on http://www.dogfaceso...ry/gallery2.htm KIA during the Anzio breakout, don't know if its the same person.

Maybe...

Thanks!

Cheers,

Nick

[scottplen]

Hello

Engraving is not official type . privately engraved so not a KIA a WIA perhaps ?

[JapanX]

Engraving is not official type?

Hi Scott,

why do you think this is not official engraving?

Regards,

Nick

[scottplen]

Here the proper small blacken type engraving note the proper way its engraved it would not be 3 lines engraved with the middle inital by its self

Sorry its private engraving ! also no period after Middle initial . I feel its made to decieve if named after a KIA or it may be a WIA engraved by the soldier later .

This is my Opinion Check out my website also

go to tom lanes site

www.purplehearts.net

Edited April 16, 2012 by scottplen

[JapanX]

Here the proper small blacken type engraving note the proper way its engraved it would not be 3 lines engraved with the middle inital by its self

So (if I understand you correctly) the right style for KIA officially engraved Purple Hearts will be only and only

Robert P.McGuire

or (alternative variant)

Robert P.

McGuire

Correct?

I wonder if there were any government specifications for engraving ...

But of course I will agree that P separately in the middle without dot is not your usual engraving style ...

This is my Opinion Check out my website also

go to tom lanes site

www.purplehearts.net

Know these sites.

Nice collection Scott