Earl Wilson Resided in Athens Tennessee. I am looking for information on how he won the metal, where, and any info. out there. Or, how can I contact the Army to get this info. \nHe had several people in France write him every Xmas, for the last 40 years thanking him for the liberation of their Co. I want to look them up and write the story. Please, any info would be helpful. He had a brother George Wilson in the Navy.
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All you have to do is Contact the National Archives and Records Administration.  The Archives In College Park, Md has all the unit records for WWII and what they did as a unit.  The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO.has all the personnel records of soldiers serving in military from WW1-present time.  The phone number to St. Louis is 314-801-0800.  you need a SF-180.  National Archives # is 1-866-272-6272.  They can help!
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Haven't found your medal, but the words "ne oublie" are the motto of the Scottish Clan Graham.  They mean "never forget".  Perhaps this helps?
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i went to a search for this unit and found a web site..there is a song that has the word "allons".  i wonder if thats the horses name.  heres the url for this site.  it's the 11th ACR official site.\n\nhttp://groups.msn.com/11thArmoredCavalryRegiment
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First thank you mpltmiller, we as a Country owe you a huge debt for the time, danger and just general horribleness that I can't even imagine, and I mean that with all my heart.  My dad was an American pilot in WWII; He earned a purple Heart and the Silver Star Medal.My guess is what you're seeing is a generation who doesn't realize the REAL value in these "tokens", because they are not tokens, they are symbols of gratitude and freedom and life\nthat we bestow on our heroes.  I would find it hard to believe that someone who was bestowed such an honor would go on Ebay for a couple of bucks. So it's either knockoffs or some poor ignorant, mentally challenged fool who inherited them or got them through illegal ways
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I copied this off one of the entries in RWWC. (Link 3).\n\n===================== \n\nBenjamin Franklin Royal was called "Frank". He enlisted in the Confederate Army on August 1, 1861 and was mustered on August 8, 1861 at Waynesboro, GA in Co. E Cobb's Legion Georgia Volunteers. Thomas Cox was Captain of his unit. \n\nThomas R. Cobb, commissioned Colonel of Cobb's Legion led the troops in the Seven Days Battle, June 25- July 1-1862, Second Bull Run, August 29-30, 1862, and Antietam, September 1862. He was at Harper's Ferry in October 1862. Col. Cobb was killed on December 13, 1862, at the Battle of Fredericksburg. After this the troops were under the leadership of General Wade Hampton in J.E.B. Stuart's command. \n\nDuring the Battle at Chancellorsville, April - May, 1863, Frank was wounded in the arm and his left ankle was broken in two places. He was in the Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, VA (7,800 beds). Records state he was 27 years old. He was admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond, VA., on Aug. 5, 1863. It was noted that he was there Sept. 26, 1863, when he was issued clothes. \n\nHe was again in battle at the Wilderness Campaign, May 5-7, 1864. At the Battle of Gettysburg he was wounded behind the right ear. The hole was repaired by inserting a 50 cent piece in the hole in his skull. He recovered. He served in Inf., Cav., and Artillery Units. \n\nAt the Battle of New Market, September 28-30, 1864, Frank was captured, sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, until the end of the war and the surrender of the South. There were no barracks and water was scarce at Point Lookout. There were nearly 20,000 prisoners there at times. \n\nAfter the surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, the Southerners took an Oath of Allegiance and walked home. On his Oath of Allegiance records described him as 5 feet, nine inches tall, with dark complexion, black hair, and light blue eyes. Frank walked from Maryland to Burke Co., GA. Family stories say that he came home at night and slept on the porch. The next morning his wife boiled his clothes in a pot while he ate and cleaned up. \n\nIn 1895 Frank received an Indigent Pension. He lived with his son(Henry Elbert) and his family as a greatly revered member of the family. His grandchildren remember the times around the fire when he told stories of the war. His Confederate Grave Marker does not show birth or death dates. \n\n...Notes from Annie M. Broxton Cooper and Elizabeth Royal Patton, both great- granddaughters.\n\n================================ \n\nWrite to me - Yahoo! Answers is no place for serious genealogy. \n\nPS - I get 500+ hits in Google for\n["Cobbs Legion" Georgia]
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On Ancestry.com, I found a record of a "C. C. Bowman; Unit:  1 Kentucky Infantry; Company F; Rank - Induction:  Captain; Rank - Discharge:  Captain; Allegiance:  Confederate."  The source citation is  Box: 377;Extraction: 2; Record: 873; taken from the records housed in the National Archives.  I also found a record for Christopher C. Bowman in the General Index to Pension Files.  The state in which the application was filed is Kentucky. His service is listed as "Verified Recruit U.S.A.; Post (or Fort) Service, U.S.A." The application date is 1901 June 11th (not sure about the 11, as the record is hard to read, but that's what it looks like to me).  The application number is 1270159; Certificate No. 1,271,824; state from which filed:  KY; Attest: C & W. B. King; another blank at the bottom for which I cannot read the title shows "C-885-322", and is stamped "Combined."\n\nIf you can provide me with an e-mail address, I'll be happy to send you a file containing this image.  (I do not allow my e-mail to be posted here, so you will need to add a comment to your question.)  \n\nI don't have any proof that these two are referring to the same people, but at least a bit of the information appears to be correct.  \n\nI'll put this question in my watch list and check to see if you've added an e-mail address.  I do genealogy as a hobby.
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Well Well. \nLooks like your in for a hefty pay cut for your Anti-US Military Propaganda Machine.\nI am surprised that you have not asked everyone to say a little prayer for your departed friend.\nNo the war unfortunately will not be over in a few Months. But with his kind out of the headlines.\nHopefully it should make things a little easier.\nThe US Military got one, I hope they get the rest of them soon.\nI am just worried about how you are dealing with the loss. \nHave a Nice day.
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might want to try here:\n\nhttp://home.hiwaay.net/~magro/gbook2.html\n\nhttp://www.82airborne-assoc.com/guestbook/guestbook.html\n\nhttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/16/203625/46\n\nhttp://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/dmz/dmz_53_60.htm?set=700\n\n\nMy husband was in the 82nd in the 80's.  Take care and God Bless :)
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Be skeptical. Type John T. Blair into your browser. If there's any such historical figure noted on line, you'll find out something. Also go to your library, and ask if there's a book on him. If there is one, read it at your own pace. But if someone ever claims to be related to John Holiday, they'd be lying for sure, because he didn't have children. Plus the fact that everyone who knows about Holiday, knows that he was known as Doc Holiday. Anyway, back to your question. I'll have to check the book on Doc Holiday to be sure, but I think he might've used the name John T. Blair, once. Or maybe he killed him. Any idea, when in the 1800s Blair allegdely existed as a law man? What territory or town? Nearly every town, territory and  state had US Marshalls back then. Although some US Marshalls were actually deputy US Marshalls.
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I am an Army brat. My dad is now a retired Lt Col. I've been to Ft. Meade in Maryland, El Toro in California, Keflavik in Iceland, Ramstein in Germany (which I am now at stationed in the Air Force), Mildenhall in England, and Ft. Lewis in Washington. I'm glad that your dad is coming home to you soon. Hope he enjoys his short break from the desert. God bless!
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http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/search?id=1330
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I looked for you but I got this far and no further sorry\nhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LSM19.htm
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try googeling "military .com" this can hepl if you know what unit he was in. ... otherwise , no dont ring a bell.... try just googeling his name ... i found a friend that way
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Well, maybe you've already tried this but here is the suggestion anyway. :).  I just searched his name on yahoo and came up with a few web sites with his picture.  you could also just try vic.zachary@us.army.mil.  Most soldiers have this as an email address, well, I mean they choose this style.  Good luck!  Oh I copied a couple of the web site shortcuts to my answer but it doesn't look like it worked to well.  Also, if you know which base he's from, you can contact the bases Rear Detachment, they'll definitely be able to help you.  GOOD LUCK!\n\nhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LaSvCGt5VE0jkBBSlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZGRmczZoBGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMwRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANGNzU0XzE3OA--/SIG=11r6smkju/EXP=1150748934/**http%3a//www.inspiritnews.com/Troops.html\n\n\n\nhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LaSuQYt5VEEhUBW6ZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3N3MwcXZrBGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANGNzU0XzE3OA--/SIG=12gtat4ru/EXP=1150748824/**http%3a//www.arcent.army.mil/cflcc_today/2003/may/may15_17.asp
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Do a google search for the Division he was in. Many of them have their own web pages and most of them if not all have associations for veterans of that Division. You can look at those and hopefully find what you are looking for or a contact person who can tell you how to find it.\n I think that you have a great idea and your Father will love it if you can find one.\n You are correct in that the books you seek are fairly rare. They are also highly sought after collectors items. You might try a search on eBay or www.addall.com (a book search site) under the used & rare book section.\n Hope this helps. Good luck with your quest.
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go to google, and type in his name. If there were any stories on it they would be listed. Your best option would be to try the newspaper from the base he was stationed at in the states. Good luck finding any. My husband was injured, and there was not a story on him, or the mission he was on.