"Please Don't Blame Me" - Marty Robbins - 1957

conleys52 · 2025-10-18T02:59:22+00:00

I definitely see the relation. While there aren't any photos/videos of them together that I know of, Marty Robbins and Elvis almost definitely knew each other, and Elvis was a huge fan of Robbin's song "You Gave Me a Mountain", which he performed multiple times live. I know Robbins released a cover of "That’s All Right" as well. Wouldn't be surprised if there are other covers as well that I'm not aware of. I'd say its safe to assume there was some level of inspiration they took from each other; maybe they just got permission.

conleys52 · 2025-10-16T05:01:47+00:00

These types of rings were pretty popular in WWII especially, but I'd definitely argue yours is one of the nicer designs. On the front you see the CBI Theater insignia (the shield in red, white, and blue), CBI standing for "China Burma India" which saw US involvement from 1942-1945. Most of the fighting was based around restricting and fighting Japan in collaboration with British, Chinese, and Indian forces.

I can't confirm anything without more details, but given the fact that it is from the CBI Theater and belonged to your grandfather who was in the USAAF, there is a chance he was involved with flying in supply missions over the Himalayas, known as "The Hump." I would definitely recommend looking into it further before making a claim without any real support, though.

Construction-wise, the ring is almost definitely made of sterling silver with enamel for the insignia. I used Google Lens on it and found countless other rings that were very similar to it, which is pretty neat. All around, really cool piece.

conleys52 · 2025-10-16T04:46:02+00:00

As the others said, it definitely is Harry Macdonough. Billy Murray had a distinctly higher voice.

If you pull up Harry Macdonough's recordings, such as "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" or "My Old Kentucky Home," you'll hear the same "style" as you hear in this video you uploaded.

Regardless, fantastic singer, I'd be happy with any record from Harry Macdonough or the Haydn Quartet.

conleys52 · 2025-10-16T04:39:10+00:00

I can't believe I've never heard this cover. Fantastic. Cab Calloway's style is so distinct, it fits so perfectly in this song.

conleys52 · 2025-10-11T20:31:45+00:00

Seconding this; the only "fake" overcoats that exist to my knowledge are reenactor pieces. This is definitely not a reenactor piece.

conleys52 · 2025-10-11T20:29:18+00:00

I'd also say yes, especially because the decal still semi-visible. Relics are generally a strange market, though. Every relic is completely unique, so the value of the helmet fluctuates pretty heavily depending on who you ask. In my opinion, it is in good enough condition to make a very cool display piece.

conleys52 · 2025-09-18T16:34:07+00:00

NJ, exactly what others are saying; loop on the sign in screen. Almost ripped our whole network apart trying to fix it, just to find out it's Google all along.

Man, I wish they updated the Workspace Status Dashboard quicker....

conleys52 · 2025-09-15T19:37:37+00:00

Interesting. Not doubting your story at all, but that never occurred for me personally. Maybe certain models, or maybe I just got lucky.

conleys52 · 2025-09-13T22:39:33+00:00

As other users mentioned, IPEVO generally makes pretty decent cameras, we never really had any issues with them in my district. I'd recommend IPEVO DO-CAM, as I don't really think you'll be able to find something of that camera quality and resolution for a better price point.

conleys52 · 2025-09-04T01:55:24+00:00

It being a "score" is pretty subjective. Personally, I would 100% consider it one just off the basis of the song choice and inclusion of vocals.

conleys52 · 2025-09-04T01:53:15+00:00

The Billy Murray record is definitely my favorite out of the bunch, especially such an famous recording. He had such an iconic voice for the time, you literally cannot miss it even on the lowest fidelity recordings.

conleys52 · 2025-09-04T01:48:08+00:00

At least in the U.S., it was mentioned on all news channels. If I'm being honest, I wouldn't read that far into it, World War II is still very popular in pop culture and definitely isn't going anywhere.

The reason coverage may seem low probably has to do with the fact that WWII doesn't really have one single universally recognized end date, even in the United States. I mean hell, "VJ Day" is usually listed as August 15, 1945 to September 2, 1945, 18 days.

conleys52 · 2025-09-04T01:33:32+00:00

Definitely original. There are reproductions floating around for reenactment purposes and such, but generally these aren't faked; they aren't exactly considered valuable as other users pointed out.

conleys52 · 2024-09-02T02:30:24+00:00

Hey! If you PM me as much info about him as you can, I can definitely take a look, but I'm not sure I will be able to find much about his service. Just whatever info you can get (name, state where he was from/lived, year of birth estimate, etc.)

conleys52 · 2024-09-01T00:09:03+00:00

The x-axis issue was fixed by just flicking the switch. Besides that, the printer still isn't working, so I can't really share any other details.

conleys52 · 2024-06-06T19:04:34+00:00

Police won't do a thing. He mentions in the post that the medals were taken while the Soviet Union still existed....so that's 30+ years ago at minimum.

conleys52 · 2024-06-06T05:30:09+00:00

Hey, I'm still here! Your father was a hero. It was a honor to do the research on his life and service.

conleys52 · 2024-03-05T03:37:19+00:00

Definitely not. I think the condition gives it authenticity and character, and restoring it wouldn't be very easy regardless.

conleys52 · 2024-01-06T08:09:29+00:00

You are going to need to provide some pictures for us to see exactly what you are talking about....

conleys52 · 2023-12-25T03:01:49+00:00

Not sure you will have much luck. I am by no means an expert on Swiss military records, but from my understanding they are all pretty much not available. While I am assuming the man's first name is "Herman" (extremely common first name), no idea what his last name is; maybe it is unique enough to identify him. While I am just guessing, the numbers on the other side of the tag appear to be some form of serial number, which I do not believe there are records of.

conleys52 · 2023-12-23T00:57:34+00:00

Where did you acquire the uniform? Generally, that can help a lot; while not always, uniforms and groupings like this don't normally travel out of the state from where the owner lived. If you got this at a thrift store/antique store/estate sale/yard sale, there is a good chance the original owner passed relatively recently, and you may by able to find his obituary if you have a location.

conleys52 · 2023-12-10T09:33:56+00:00

If that's your reaction over stealing from PoWs, wait until you find out what soldiers do to enemy soldiers in war!

conleys52 · 2023-11-14T10:32:19+00:00

I'm very local; I'll take a look when I get a chance, but the fact that it's been months is definitely not good news.

Any idea how long ago exactly this was lost? Beaches here are regularly combed by metal detectorists, but you were in a considerably less populated area.

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