[ATTACH] Please review my email prior to this first. Again, my grandfather John Swedick was of the 3rd Battalion, 23rd Inf Regmnt, 2nd Inf...
I have seen three versions of the citation, and none mention a downgrade. I would not charachterize it as a retreat though. He was of the 23rd...
I have done extensive research on my grandfather's service in the War. He received a Silver Star for his actions that lead to his death during...
I had posted this link before in another thread, but I see some have questions about the PUC : http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p672_1.pdf I...
sorry, what do you mean by odd numbers? you mean the number of patches actually put into the box?
ok, thanks for your input. I also have a picture of him in his uniform, professionally taken before he went to war, which i will put in the box....
ok, I'll think about it. That's what i was looking for, different (knowledgeable) people's opinions.....I do have the 12th army group patch, 1st...
and for the papers, they are from 1945, not '44.....sorry for typo
sorry for typo within thread.......both papers are from 1945, not '44................
I have done extensive research on my grandfather's service in WWII. I have discovered that his death, and his actions earning him the silver...
Thanks for all the input from each of you. I've done some extensive research on my grandfather's unit. I just received the after action reports...
Just an update to this thread..... received the AAR's I requested from the NARA. 70 pages of reports covering four months of action. As most...
so to be clear, you are saying that in putting together the shadow box, since my grandfather was assigned to the 2nd infantry division, it would...
Hello all, as I have posted before, I am building a shadowbox of my grandfather's medals, etc. I researched and learned what "Corps", "Army", and...
Just a quick update for those who assisted me in this thread. The NARA could not find the General Order I was looking for. But I did find a...
For those who are interested, I came across this pdf document online when i was researching oral histories. I thought it would be helpful for...
Just an update to this post, I received a notice from the NARA today stating that they have 70 pages of AAR's for me for the three months my...
Excuse my ignorance, but what does the "S-3" stand for? I actually have requested both from the NARA (AAR and the battalion journals). I figure...
Dave: So, i've requested after action reports and now battalion journals. What else is there to request? I figured the more documentation I...
Thanks Dave.....I have deduced that he was in the third battalion. Would i make a separate request for the unit journals? That is, would I ask...
