04-10-2006, 12:23
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And another pic, as a Colonel on the General Staff. I like the mini-CIB.
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04-10-2006, 12:32
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Well, of those considered to be among the founding fathers of SF, McClure was too senior to have been promoted to BG in 1956, I looked and Volckmann does not seem to be the right guy, nor does Fertig.
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04-10-2006, 13:20
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04-10-2006, 13:29
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Could find no record of the second DSC or having been the ADC of the Deuce.
Well played, Sir.
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04-10-2006, 14:04
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The thing is, I can't find a record of his second DSC either.
The list of DSCs compiled by Albert F. Gleim and George B. Harris III covers 5,057 awards. The "Home of Heroes" website states 5,088 awards, but does not yet provide their names. The statistics (Word format) of the Military Awards Branch at DA state 4,434 awards for World War Two, but note that "[t]he numbers for the individual decorations shown on these charts represent only those awards that were properly processed and reported to Headquarters, Department of the Army."
Gleim & Harris list Lt. Col. Russell W. Volckmann as receiving the DSC in U.S. Army Forces in the Far East General Order 21 of 1945. The date of action is January 20, 1945. Assuming this date is accurate, this would be after Volckmann's United States Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon had linked up with Gen. MacArthur's forces at Lingayen Gulf. No OLC is listed.
Most other DSCs to Philippine guerrilla leaders are dated not for a single date, as is typical for DSC citations, but for a period of service behind enemy lines (most OSS DSCs are the same). Thus, for example, Col. Wendell Fertig's DSC is dated "8 May-6 Aug 1943." The citation for Capt. Raymond C. Hunt, Jr. of the Luzon Guerrilla Forces is dated "21 Apr 42-30 Apr 45." Maj. Ralph Praeger's posthumous award was for "9 Apr 42-6 Aug 43" (his OLC was approved in 1946 and dated "13 Jan 42," when he was a captain with the 26th Cavalry (Philippine Scouts)). Maj. Robert Lapham's was dated "8 Dec 41-7 May 45."
I suppose Volckmann may have received one DSC for actions in January 1945 during the liberation of the Philippines, and a second, not listed in Gleim & Harris, for actions as a guerrilla leader during the occupation. Gleim & Harris is fairly exhaustive, but not complete.
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04-14-2006, 21:12
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Thought I'd revive this thread.
This gentleman is ?
What is his claim to fame?
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04-15-2006, 04:35
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West Point?
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First Black Officer to grad. from west point?
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04-15-2006, 05:09
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He is wearing the MOH, so I assume that he is probably the first black American soldier to be awarded the medal.
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04-15-2006, 06:02
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Sgt William Carney
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He is wearing the MOH, so I assume that he is probably the first black American soldier to be awarded the medal.
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Sgt William Carney, 54th Mass, for actions at Battery Wagoner, SC.
Most pictures show him in his younger days standing with the Colors.
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04-15-2006, 07:40
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Sgt William Carney, 54th Mass, for actions at Battery Wagoner, SC.
Most pictures show him in his younger days standing with the Colors.
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That is who this gentleman is. Denzel Washington's character in the movie Glory is based off of Sgt Carney.
Next...This fella's claim to fame can AFTER his military service.
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04-15-2006, 11:56
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Lets see. Fighter pilot I'm thinking. Navy or MC. MC I think.
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04-15-2006, 12:41
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Next...This fella's claim to fame can AFTER his military service.
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Sort of looks like COL John R. Boyd, USAF.
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04-15-2006, 13:33
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Face to round
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Sort of looks like COL John R. Boyd, USAF.
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COL. Boyd's face appears to be longer. I think he didn't get into flying until 1947. This picture appears to have been taken in 44 +/- a year.
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04-15-2006, 13:34
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Lets see. Fighter pilot I'm thinking. Navy or MC. MC I think.
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Sorry sir....NOT a pilot **hint**
edit ... Sorry sir, you are correct in saying that this fella is a Marine. = MC
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Nope, sorry.
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