For anyone interested in the 181st FAB, reference the Leavenworth Paper No.9, page 37. Persecution Task Force, Aitape, New Guinean April 1944....
His US medals were recently restored. His Asia-Pacific Medal has 3 battle stars and a arrowhead for amphibious landing. The Luzon ribbon has a...
Second row, first medal is the Mindanao and Sulu campaign. Both were awarded by the Philippine Government. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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Researching his campaign medals raises many questions. He has the Luzon Liberation medal and the Mindanao and Sulu Campaign medal. These were...
His uniform has three rows of ribbons. The first is a single ribbon for the Philippine Liberation Medal. The second row has three ribbons for, in...
My father-in-law served with the 181st in WWII. Interestingly, he received two medals from the Philippine government. He has the Mindanao and...
[ATTACH] Thanks Tommy and Lou. There is a star listed on the.PDF shown under Appurtances for a major battle/engagement. He has a star on each...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I understand and he has three Services stars for battles on his Asiatic Pacific medal. When you look up other medals, it states...
My father-in-law was in the 181st Field Artillary Battalion and fought in New Guinea, southern Philippines and Luzon. On his uniform, he has two...
