Pretty cool find when looking through my grandpas things...

[Buck]

Here is one thing I could reach (other stuff is up in my closet and I cant climb up right now).

This was earned in WWII in Okinawa.

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by Buck

Here is one thing I could reach (other stuff is up in my closet and I cant climb up right now).

This was earned in WWII in Okinawa.

Awesome. It's a cool thing to hold things like this for sure. You see pictures of it all the time, but it's kind of surreal to actually hold a piece of history.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Strongside

Awesome. It's a cool thing to hold things like this for sure. You see pictures of it all the time, but it's kind of surreal to actually hold a piece of history.

Yep...and WWII history is so amazing. Even if it wasn't my grandfather's stuff, I would never sell it, no matter the value, because it's so amazing to touch and hold.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Buck

Here is one thing I could reach (other stuff is up in my closet and I cant climb up right now).

This was earned in WWII in Okinawa.

Holy shit Buck! Do you realize what that is?

[seclark]

my grandfather(left) meeting up w/his brother in wwII europe.

[ndws]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Holy shit Buck! Do you realize what that is?

That looks like a medal of honor. If so, WOW.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by ndws

That looks like a medal of honor. If so, WOW.

If his granddad lived to talk about how he earned that ribbon he was a ****ing stud with berries that clanged when he walked.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

If his granddad lived to talk about how he earned that ribbon he was a ****ing stud with berries that clanged when he walked.

I wonder if his name is listed in the registry. It’d be real interesting to read the citation.

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-archive.php

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I wonder if his name is listed in the registry. It’d be real interesting to read the citation.

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-archive.php

If I remember Buck's real name correctly, this may be his grandfather. I changed his name to Corporal Hero in the citation from that site.

Pretty ****ing awesome, if it is him. Hell, still awesome if it wasn't.

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a squad leader serving with the Second Battalion, Twenty-Second Marines, Sixth Marine Division, in sustained combat operations against Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukya Islands from 14 to 17 May 1945. On the first day, Corporal Hero rallied his squad and the remnants of another unit and led them to a critical position forward of the front lines of Sugar Loaf Hill. Soon thereafter, they came under an intense mortar and artillery barrage that was quickly followed by a ferocious ground attack by some forty Japanese soldiers. Despite the loss of one-half of his men, Corporal Hero remained at the forefront, shouting encouragement, hurling hand grenades, and directing deadly fire, thereby repelling the determined enemy. Reinforced by six men, he led his squad in repelling three fierce night attacks but suffered five additional Marines killed and one wounded, whom he assisted to safety. Upon hearing nearby calls for corpsman assistance, Corporal Hero braved heavy enemy fire to escort four seriously wounded Marines, one at a time, to safety. Corporal Hero then manned a light machine gun, assisted by a wounded Marine, and halted another night attack. In the ferocious action, his machine gun was destroyed, and he suffered multiple white phosphorous and fragmentation wounds. He reorganized his defensive position in time to halt a fifth enemy attack with devastating small arms fire. On three separated occasions, Japanese soldiers closed to within a few feet of his foxhole, but were killed by Corporal Hero. During the second day, the enemy conducted numerous unsuccessful swarming attacks against his exposed position. When the attacks momentarily subsided, over 70 enemy dead were counted around his position. On the third day, a wounded and exhausted Corporal Hero repulsed the enemy's final attack, killing a dozen enemy soldiers at close range. Having yielded no ground and with more than 100 enemy dead around his position, Corporal Hero preserved the lives of his fellow Marines and made a significant contribution to the success of the Okinawa campaign. By his extraordinary heroism, repeated acts of valor, and quintessential battlefield leadership, Corporal Hero inspired the efforts of his outnumbered Marines to defeat a much larger enemy force, reflecting great credit upon himself and upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

If I remember Buck's real name correctly, this may be his grandfather. I changed his name to Corporal Hero in the citation from that site.

Pretty ****ing awesome, if it is him. Hell, still awesome if it wasn't.

Damn.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

If I remember Buck's real name correctly, this may be his grandfather. I changed his name to Corporal Hero in the citation from that site.

Pretty ****ing awesome, if it is him. Hell, still awesome if it wasn't.

JFC.....

Those are the stories that don't get told enough.

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

If I remember Buck's real name correctly, this may be his grandfather. I changed his name to Corporal Hero in the citation from that site.

Pretty ****ing awesome, if it is him. Hell, still awesome if it wasn't.

Holy shit.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

If I remember Buck's real name correctly, this may be his grandfather. I changed his name to Corporal Hero in the citation from that site.

Pretty ****ing awesome, if it is him. Hell, still awesome if it wasn't.

Well they don't get a hell of a lot more impressive than that set of ribbons right there. If that's Buck's grandpa, that's a stone-cold kicker of asses (retired as a Major General).

[ndws]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

If his granddad lived to talk about how he earned that ribbon he was a ****ing stud with berries that clanged when he walked.

Yep, he most likely experienced things that nobody would ever want to, and he came out of it a man to the highest degree.

My uncle was a marine and fought in Korea, saw some VERY nasty stuff. Although he would talk a little about it, I think only recently has he ever really mentioned much detail.

My dad was about 10 years younger and got his discharge just prior to Vietnam, fortunately. His job description did not offer much long term success (paratrooper, hand to hand, etc..). He was drafted and didn't want to be there, but he did what he had to do regardless. A couple of his close buddies growing up where in the second waive of the draft from his area, and they didn't come home...thats how close to the deadline his discharge was.

Both guys are extremely admirable and are certainly different from my generation and any generations coming. Its sad to think people have changed so much from then to what it is now, especially in such a short time frame.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Holy shit Buck! Do you realize what that is?

I don't. What is it?