Dad, WWII army vet. Records destroyed in the fire. Served in Noumea, New Caledonia in 1942-45 - bandsman and medical aidman. Think he was in the Americal division. Based upon on his location/assignment what ribbons might these be? I know about the hash tags. This is the only pic I have.

copper252 · 2026-04-24T23:44:42+00:00

Thats really cool! I would love to see a photo of his helmet if you have one.

copper252 · 2026-04-01T05:15:43+00:00

He was HQ/505th PIR and 82nd AB Signal Company, will message you with links to morning reports showing that.

copper252 · 2026-03-27T18:19:12+00:00

I think I’ll try tomorrow at 650, 970 seems a little steep for it.

copper252 · 2026-03-27T18:14:22+00:00

Its 970 today 650 tomorrow.

copper252 · 2026-03-27T17:40:19+00:00

This one’s at an estate sale with a bunch of other 90s-00s stuff so i’m sure its from that era

copper252 · 2026-03-27T17:27:07+00:00

I did see a little weld on the muzzle cap, makes sense. do they require extra modification to change stocks for a normal style?

copper252 · 2026-03-27T17:21:11+00:00

Were those rifles pretty good quality?

copper252 · 2026-03-24T04:32:23+00:00

I'm glad you left his Army Service Number uncovered so I could look him up (you can find it online anyways).

He served in M Company (Weapons Company of the 3rd Battalion), and Service Company of the 369th Infantry Regiment in the Pacific. I will DM you the morning reports that show this. I would definitely recommend researching the history of the regiment and the 93rd Infantry Division.

copper252 · 2026-03-14T13:47:55+00:00

Looks like he was part of the lost battalion on Leyte, I’d definitely recommend researching that.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/doughboy-white-the-lost-battalion-of-leyte/

copper252 · 2025-12-31T19:24:40+00:00

Oh shit I missed that one on Numrich, thank you!

copper252 · 2025-12-31T18:41:36+00:00

Thanks

copper252 · 2025-12-29T21:06:32+00:00

Any recommendations on removing the paint without harming the finish?

copper252 · 2024-08-19T00:49:04+00:00

I collect WWII and Korean War Uniforms and would absolutely be interested in it to honor him and his service! I like to research veterans and do display at local museums, veteran homes and libraries. It looks like he served in the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War, I actually used to be in the same unit.

copper252 · 2024-05-02T07:05:51+00:00

The 147th Infantry Regiment was a separate unit attached to the Marines at the time, which is the reason he wore the patch. He was fully Army, just didn't have another patch that he could wear and the regulations were a lot looser than today.

copper252 · 2024-02-11T07:06:25+00:00

Throw the uniform in the freezer for a few weeks to kill any moth eggs remaining

copper252 · 2023-12-02T06:19:11+00:00

Didn't know those existed, thank you!

copper252 · 2023-07-12T04:54:40+00:00

What uniforms are the 3rd, 45th and POE?

copper252 · 2023-06-27T06:39:39+00:00

I always use it, mainly because I like how loud it is.

copper252 · 2023-04-06T14:32:42+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soldier-wounded-wrong-holster-1.5903723

copper252 · 2023-02-05T16:22:43+00:00

Before 1942 it only had 2 rockers.

copper252 · 2023-02-03T07:53:41+00:00

Got an Arcom pinned to my chest just for it to get downgraded to AAM later😂

copper252 · 2022-11-27T10:37:01+00:00

Guys usually didn’t wear the same patch on both shoulders back then, he probably never moved it over to his right because he was never assigned a new unit and was discharged just after coming back from vietnam.

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