WWII and Korean War medals

[fyrffytr1]

I picked these up at an estate sale Saturday. Most are WWII with a few Korean and one China service. All belonged to the same man. Children were not interested in keeping them but I thought they needed to stay together. Ribbons are in poor shape but the medals are nice.

 

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[jewelerguy]

I think it's sad when a veteran's children don't care enough to keep their fathers service medals.

 

[crashbandicoot]

I think it's sad when a veteran's children don't care enough to keep their fathers service medals.

What I,ve seen is a dying off of old traditions.Was a time when a father passed things like that on to his son,son passed them on and so on.Very few people have any sense of what their fathers endured so they can enjoy what they have today.Military service is not taken seriously by so many.Just my take.

 

[DCMatt]

What I,ve seen is a dying off of old traditions.Was a time when a father passed things like that on to his son,son passed them on and so on.Very few people have any sense of what their fathers endured so they can enjoy what they have today.Military service is not taken seriously by so many.Just my take.

I have WWII items given to me by my father-in-law. He fought in Italy with the 442/100th. Included are two purple hearts and a 5 Franc casino token from Monte Carlo. Harry said they got kicked out because the casino was "officer country". Also 2 German badges - a bronze 'wound badge' without a swastika (WWI) and a flak badge. These sort of tell the story of the German army at the end of the war - an old guy and a guy who started the war shoot anti-aircraft. I guess at the end it was anybody who could carry a rifle...

 

[invent4hir]

DCMatt, after speaking to my kids and other relatives and discovering they didn't want my dad's CCC camp & WWII stuff, I donated them to the Ohio History Connection. They accepted the collection b/c he served in 3 different branches during the war (Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines) - which made the collection unique. Now I have the peace-of-mind that they will be kept together and possibly displayed in the future. That beats the dumpster or eBay after I'm gone. Bottom line: Consider checking w/ state and local historical societies.

There are still people out there who want stuff from previous generations. Matteo, Paul Schuler and I keep working on getting Paul's father's (Donald) dog tag found in Italy returned to Paul's older brother. After months of effort I hope we're almost there.

 

[Mackaydon]

Donating them to the OHC is good stuff; congrats.
Adding a written significance for each medal would enhance the collection in a public display.
Don.....

 

[DCMatt]

DCMatt, after speaking to my kids and other relatives and discovering they didn't want my dad's CCC camp & WWII stuff, I donated them to the Ohio History Connection. They accepted the collection b/c he served in 3 different branches during the war (Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines) - which made the collection unique. Now I have the peace-of-mind that they will be kept together and possibly displayed in the future. That beats the dumpster or eBay after I'm gone. Bottom line: Consider checking w/ state and local historical societies.

There are still people out there who want stuff from previous generations. Matteo, Paul Schuler and I keep working on getting Paul's father's (Donald) dog tag found in Italy returned to Paul's older brother. After months of effort I hope we're almost there.

All of Harry's things are in a display box currently hanging in my living room. When the time is right, I'll give it to my nephew (Harry's only grandchild with his family name). Harry only talked to me about his war experience. Previous to our talks, if someone asked him how he got the purple hearts he'd say, "I fell off a truck - twice!". I took copious notes While he talked and wrote it all out to go with the display. He had funny as well as horrible stories.

 

[crashbandicoot]

DCMatt, after speaking to my kids and other relatives and discovering they didn't want my dad's CCC camp & WWII stuff, I donated them to the Ohio History Connection. They accepted the collection b/c he served in 3 different branches during the war (Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines) - which made the collection unique. Now I have the peace-of-mind that they will be kept together and possibly displayed in the future. That beats the dumpster or eBay after I'm gone. Bottom line: Consider checking w/ state and local historical societies.

There are still people out there who want stuff from previous generations. Matteo, Paul Schuler and I keep working on getting Paul's father's (Donald) dog tag found in Italy returned to Paul's older brother. After months of effort I hope we're almost there.

Great idea,I,ll spread that around as a way to keep these things from the dumpster,even a small town like mine has a museum that would likely be happy to have them Thanks! Kudos to ya,ll for your perseverance in the dog tag return.

 

[ArfieBoy]

I hope that doesn't happen to my medals and ribbons from Viet Nam! I have them in a display case hanging on my wall. I will probably have to give them to a selected descendant before I go. This past holiday season I gave my two Granddaughters my dog tags... they both were thrilled to have them. Don't really trust my son and daughter to respect and take care of my military stuff, etc..

Thanks for rescuing those medals and ribbons and giving them a proper home!

 

[Gare]

Invent4hir MIGHTY nice of you to donate those items

 

[diggummup]

Good save!! It's a shame, the mindset of young people today. I don't see good things coming down the pike for today's younger generations. I think many would be content bowing to their leaders.

 

[JimDon]

I’m glad you kept them together. Military metals are the one thing I do not sell. I just can’t I bring myself to do it. I still have a Purple Heart that I picked up when I was a kid. I still remember the guys name and will never sell