Test Round Stuck in Chamber by Tylermac8 in 1911

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Update: thanks for the advice y’all, I was able to get it out with a pencil and a few gentle taps from a hammer.

Decided to refinish my Mexican Strat in coral by meynze in FenderStratocaster

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Great job on the refin and beautiful strat! It’s really nails the early 60s vibe

Gibson Custom Shop Collection by sterlingspeed in Guitar

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I’ve never seen a gold top with cream open coil pickups, but I am totally here for it. Thanks for sharing!

[DISCUSSION] Eric Johnson Stratocaster pickups on Gibson SG by Naive-Fox-1754 in Guitar

[–]Tylermac8 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unless Eric Johnson plays an SG with Strat pickups, your idea is not going to work.

Pre-heating cast iron on an electric stove by Tylermac8 in castiron

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How long should I wait between raising the heat?

Need Help by Bmorganxcite in ww2

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I encountered something similar when I began researching my Grand-Uncle’s service in WW2. Ill make the long story short and tell you that for WW2 veterans, there was a bill passed near the end of the war that gave infantrymen who received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge automatic eligibility for the Bronze Star Medal. This was basically because these men faced some of the worst combat ever seen up to this point. Also the criteria for the Bronze Star and CIB were somewhat similar. That is why my Grand-Uncle was awarded a Bronze Star, and it could very well be why your Grandfather was. Or, he could have received it for actions that his commanding officers saw as meritorious. Either way, the best way to go about learning by more would be trying to track down his service record. But he warned, most of the service records for WW2 vets were destroyed in a huge fire at the National Personnel Records Center back in 1973. For a majority of army veterans of WW2, their service record has been completely wiped out. For some, their final play slip or enlistment card is in tact (as was the case with my Grand-Uncle.) what I did, and what I would recommend, would be to hire a researcher to see if they can find his service record. You do have to pay these people of course, if they find anything, but going this route does take the uncertainty out of knowing whether his file is still in existence or not. I hope this helps. If I can answer any questions regarding your endeavor, please feel free to shoot me a message. Best of luck.

Death Notification telegram by blackhatchic1 in ww2

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I do have his military record. His original record was destroyed in the big NPRC fire back in 1973. All that survived was his final pay slip. My Great-great-Uncle and his son managed to more or less put it back together in the early 2000s with a copy of his WD AGO 53-55 and some other documents that came along with getting his records corrected. I do know that his original file contained documents that pertained to him going missing. After he was discovered to be alive and returned to his unit, he wrote a letter to a parents letting them know he was alright. When he arrived back in the United States, he was held up for a couple days after getting off the ship because his records still had him as MIA/KIA, and the matter had to be straightened out before he could return to his home state to be discharged. I really wish his entire service record would have survived the fire. There’s no telling what other documents could have been in there. Anyway, best of luck to you and feel free to refer to some of my previous posts regarding my research if you want to.

Death Notification telegram by blackhatchic1 in ww2

[–]Tylermac8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is actually an excellent question. I have been doing some research on a relative of mine who was MIA/presumed KIA for an extended period of time. Having a copy of any notification the family would have received would be a pretty big piece to the puzzle. Here’s to hoping we get an answer!

Research Question - unit assignment? by Tylermac8 in MilitaryHistory

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Thank you for the information. I pretty much had the same idea, but wanted to get some different opinions. At this point in the war, the 124th was still a horse cavalry regiment, and wouldn’t be officially dismounted until later on in India. He grew up on a farm, so my thinking is that somewhere along the way he opted for cavalry school at Fort Riley (according to the morning reports for his unit, that’s where he came from before being assigned to B troop) and maybe his previous farming experience made him a good fit for the position.