Info From Just a NAME??

[Adanac00]

Hello all

I am new to US Collecting and i have just bought a named Bronze Star! I am now looking to see what i can find out about the man!

Is there anyway to do this or am i SOL i would like to find out anthing at all!

Thanks for your help!

Adanac00

[NickD]

try here NARA - AAD - Main Page

or here National WWII Memorial

[Adanac00]

Thank you Nick D so far i think that is a great help!

[cricketchris1944]

How do you know it is from WW2.

[Walkwolf]

Hello all

I am new to US Collecting and i have just bought a named Bronze Star! I am now looking to see what i can find out about the man!

Is there anyway to do this or am i SOL i would like to find out anthing at all!

Thanks for your help!

Adanac00

Hi, Adanac !

Some US medals were produced in great numbers during WWII and awarded
up until the Vietnam War. Plus, there are several different styles of
lettering/naming used over the years - through three wars.
Cross our fingers, and let it be a WWII era piece....!

I hope you can find some info on the man.......

[Adanac00]

I was hoping it was WW2 i was not 100% because this is the first time i have bought US Medals! I have a Small collection of Canadian ww2 medals.

The seller said they were ww2 collection that came into his store as a group of 5 Medals including the Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, World War II Victory Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box!

I used the link posted above to the National WWII Memorial and came up with a match to the name. only one direct match!

I need some advice of were to go from here! if all i have is a name and then get a match in the National Memorial archives were do i go from here!!
I Spent almost all night looking into this!

Any help is great!

[Walkwolf]

I was hoping it was WW2 i was not 100% because this is the first time i have bought US Medals! I have a Small collection of Canadian ww2 medals.

The seller said they were ww2 collection that came into his store as a group of 5 Medals including the Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, World War II Victory Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp with Ribbon Bar in Presentation Box!

I used the link posted above to the National WWII Memorial and came up with a match to the name. only one direct match!

I need some advice of were to go from here! if all i have is a name and then get a match in the National Memorial archives were do i go from here!!
I Spent almost all night looking into this!

Any help is great!

It can take some time I know !

The plastic box the Bronze Star is in, is from the Korean War era, I think,
and the blue boxes should have dates on the end labels..

Try U.S. enlistment records on-line and see what comes up.......


Did you pay much for them ?

[Adanac00]

well i didnt pay more then i wanted to!

What would be a Proper amount for somthing like this Walkwolf??

I didnt think it was the proper box but i guess we will see

[Walkwolf]

well i didn't pay more then i wanted to!

What would be a Proper amount for something like this Walkwolf??

I didn't think it was the proper box but i guess we will see

If you paid under $100 for all, I think you did just fine !

I am pretty sure the plastic box is of the Korean War era.
If it bugs you, you can sometimes find empty WWII award boxes.

Try US National Archives - enlistment records.

[cricketchris1944]

Here what the box should look like.