[Milsurplus] medals and ribbons and decorations, oh my!

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So who lived in that house?
Check local used book stores for old telephone directories, some business
directories have reverse listings and since you know the house number...
Also the local town tax records should give you some leads, once you find
the lot and block numbers.
VFW?
Regards,
Jim

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:32:33 -0600 "Eric Jones" <ejones at hiwaay.net>
writes:
> de N4TGC Eric
> 
> A friend of mine, in the process of demolishing an abandoned house, 
> found a 
> plastic first-aid kit box (6545-00-922-1200) full of medals, 
> decorations, 
> and campaign ribbons.  It appears the recipient was a sargeant-major 
> - there 
> is a tie-clasp with the triple-chevron over triple rockers with a 
> diamond in 
> the middle, and ditto for two larger pins, with star and two leaves 
> flanking 
> it.  There is a dollar-sized bronze medallion that says "Sargeant 
> Major 
> Association" and "Rock of the Marine", around a square of blue & 
> white 
> diagonal stripes and other stuff, and the motto "nous resterons la" 
> on the 
> front, and a trio of s-m emblems and the words "Top of the Marine" 
> on the 
> reverse.
> 
> Not only is the box full, but my friend says there is another 
> bag-full of 
> ribbons yet!  The ones here indicate the recipient was in Korea for 
> a short 
> while, Vietnam for an extended period (there's a merit badge with 
> the banner 
> "1960-     " on the ribbon; it says "chien-dich", "Viet-Nam" and 
> "boi-tinh" 
> on the back; there's also a USA "Republic of Vietnam Service" 
> medallion 
> suspended from the appropriate ribbon, that has three bronze and one 
> silver 
> star pinned thru it), then Phillipines and Germany.  If he was 
> awarded all 
> this stuff himself rather than just collecting it, he had a long 
> career! 
> Unfortunately, there is little to indicate who he was: there are two 
> large 
> stamped-steel buttons for the "2nd Texas Walk Fest" in 1977 in 
> Fredericksburg, TX; a "Commander's Medal for Excellance" medallion 
> for the 
> "103d Military Intelligence Battalion CEWI", a Purple Heart with two 
> oak 
> leaf clusters, a Bronze star with "V" on the ribbon, and a Legion of 
> Merit 
> medallion, among many other clues, such as a five-row (14 ribbon) 
> grouping 
> that gives his supposed theaters; some duplicate the larger awards in 
> 
> miniature.
> 
> Any suggestions to find out who this is/was?  Websites? I don't know 
> if he'd 
> have any living, caring relatives, but the sheer length of the 
> putative 
> career should help distinguish who he is/was.  Surely someone 
> besides me 
> cares ... e 
> 
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