WW2 metal
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Iraqvet05
New Member
Very cool find!
Crackerjack
Elite Member
Sweet! 
Very nice find - I have the ribbon that goes with the medal. My father's from WWII, Army Air Corps, 15th Air Force. The middle star with silver plating equals 5 battle stars, so he had a total of 9 battle stars. From North Africa, Sicily, Italy. I think most soldiers only wore the ribbon.
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gseuser
Elite Member
What a spectacular find!
That is amazing!
It makes you wonder how it was lost
It makes you wonder how it was lost
C-Dredge
Full Member
When I was a kid, Circa 1970's I pinned a bunch of my Grandfathers medals to my chest and proceeded to play war. We were fairly serious and had the old helmets and canteens etc.
The weapons were dirt clods and a giant sling shot made out of inner tubes. We would hurl old oranges and lemons into the next yard.
I lost several of his medals like that. I've detected one of the yards 30 or so years later and they never turned up. One of the other yards has long since been developed. Your post brought back some memories of the lost medals. Great finds and post.
The weapons were dirt clods and a giant sling shot made out of inner tubes. We would hurl old oranges and lemons into the next yard.
I lost several of his medals like that. I've detected one of the yards 30 or so years later and they never turned up. One of the other yards has long since been developed. Your post brought back some memories of the lost medals. Great finds and post.
Crackerjack
Elite Member
If you locate his service record, with the list of awards, you might be able to find the missing ones on the used market, purchase and replace them. I know they won't be the exact same medal that he touched and wore, but at least you would have the complete set of awards that he was entitled to.
MacDiarmada
Senior Member
They're called campaign stars. Yes, the silver one counts for 5. So he participated in 9 campaigns, IMPRESSIVE!!
