Amazing stuff!! Thanks so much Skyline... I agree--what can you do when you are NOT busy?! ;o) My short term plan for this info is to plot it...
Okay, you asked for it! ;o) Here is a list of all the coordinates I gleaned from the morning reports I have. I am beginning in January of...
Incredible stuff!! From someone who is working on a similar shadow box project, I thank you for your perseverence and resilience--it give me...
Will do, thanks guys!
Thanks Buten42-- It looks like I was confusing the Army section (which DOES allow replacement medal requests) with the Air Force, Navy, Marines...
Just found this thread... Very cool stuff! I was lucky enough to snare a free ride in Witchcraft several years ago when the Collings Foundation...
I too, highly recommend Geoff's services. I gleaned an amazing amount of new information on my grandfather's service thanks to Geoff's detailed...
I am confused and need some help. I want to get duplicate medals for my grandfather (who is dead), for a shadow box I am making. I have read...
Thank you Skylinedrive! I will do just that! ;o)
AMAZING help, yes! Thanks so much. I am bummed that I can't just plug my coordinates into that online translator, but it sure is nice having you...
Okay, here is my problem: I am trying to convert map coordinates referenced in some of my grandfather's unit's Morning Reports to...
Excellent--thank you all. Always nice to have confirmation on these little niggling issues, you know? Cheers!
So the "standard" Bronze Star awards that were given to all CIB-authorized vets were not given with "V" device, then?
Here is a question I have wondered about, and never had an answer to-- these retroactively awarded CIB Bronze Stars--did they have a "V" device,...
Any thoughts on where to start looking? My grandfather was stationed in Puerto Rico, in what I think was the 25th FA. I didn't get much back...
Thanks guys!
Those After Action Reports are great reading! On pages 4-5, can someone tell me what "SS" and "SK" stand for, in regards to type of injury? I...
Looking forward to hearing more, njc12! This sounds like an interesting little story!
Thanks for the video link Tommy--I finally had time to watch it. That gentleman is pretty hard-core! He almost needed longer arms for all the...
Hi jtedford--I got REALLY lucky in my search for my grandfather's records, and was able to obtain his ENTIRE personnel file--that certainly helped...