Medals Display

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A – 1 – Purple Heart Medal

  • Scans: Photo 2/100505-010 & 010 Back. jpg

B – 2 – Service Stripes [Possibly Overseas Service Bars] - Brown cloth patch with 2 gold bars

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-020.jpg
  • Source: www2.powercom.net/~rokats/wwii_era.html
  • c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/US army rank insignia.doc
  • Source: www2.powercom.net/~rokats/uniform-ww2.html

C – 3 – Dog Tags

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-009.jpg
  • Source:
  • c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/dogtags.doc
  • “By World War II, the circular disc was replaced by the oblong shape familiar to us today, generally referred to as ‘dog tags’…. Battlefield rumor held that the notched end of the tag was placed between the front teeth of battlefield causalities to hold the jaws in place. NO official record of American soldiers being issued these instructions exists; the only purpose of ‘the notch’ was to hold the blank tag in place on the embossing machine.” [Source:

c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/dogtags.doc]

D – 4 –Combat Infantryman Badge - 3” long – 20 Dec 1944

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-003.jpg

E – 5 – U.S. Insignia - Round Brass Pin “U.S..”

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-005.jpg

F – 6 – Purple Heart pin 5/8” long

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-014.jpg

G – 7 –– European-African-Middle Eastern/Good Conduct/Purple Heart Ribbon- Bar 4” long – Multicolor – 3 stars on left

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-008.jpg
  • Source: “Ribbons of Medals/United States Army/Second World War Period and Prior.”
  • c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/medals/ribbons of medals.doc.

H – 8 – Enlisted Man, Service cap Insignia - Brass pin w/ eagle

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-007.jpg

I – 9 –- Branch Insignia - Brass Pin – Crossed Rifles –

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-006.jpg

J – 10 – Good Conduct Medal - Medal w/ ribbon “Efficiency – Honor - Fidelity”

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-004 and 004 Back.jpg

K – 11 – Good Conduct Ribbon - 1-/1/2” long – Red/White

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-011.jpg
  • Source: “Ribbons of Medals/United States Army/Second World War Period and Prior.”
  • c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/medals/ribbons of medals.doc.

L – 12 – Good Conduct Pin – 5/8” long – Red/White

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-021.jpg

M – 13 – Purple Heart Ribbon 1-1/2” long – purple

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-013.jpg

N – 14 – Uniform patch – silhouette of Timberwolf

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-022.jpg

O – 15 – European-African-Mid East Ribbon with one campaign star – multicolor – 1-1/2” long

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-012.jpg

P – 16 – “Ruptured Duck” Pin – Gold Colored – Eagle in a circle

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-015.jpg
  • c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/ww2/medals/The Ruptured Duck.doc

Q – 17 – Timberwolf Booklet

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-016 and 016 Back and 017.jpg

R – 18 – Photograph – BW photo – Walter in dress uniform

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-018.jpg
  • There are dark lines running diagonally across the cardboard frame (none detected on the photo) from the dog tag chain laying on the frame.

S – 19 – Newspaper article about dad being in England

  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-019BW and 019Clr.jpg

T – 20 – Frame with glass, blue background and mat

  • Brown wood frame with Gold Trim – Glass front – Blue velvet stretched over a piece of cardboard for a background for the medals and other objects. A mat with a cutout was used to frame the medals and other objects against the blue background.
  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-001 and 001 small. jpg – shows medals on blue velvet background out of frame
  • Scan: Photo 2/100505-002.jpg – show medals in the original frame.

I removed the medals and other articles from the frame and placed them in individual plastic bags to keep them separated and to retard any further deterioration of the items.

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c/aaa/genealogy/robbins/walterSr/medals display-list.doc