ORIGINAL* KOREAN WAR: U.S. SOLDIER'S PERSONAL EFFECTS (179 IN SOUTH AFRICA
* ORIGINAL* KOREAN WAR: U.S. SOLDIER'S PERSONAL EFFECTS (179th INFANTRY REGIMENT). THIS LOT CONSISTS OF THE PERSONAL EFFECTS OF A MR. CLAYTON E. WALLER, OF OKLAHOMA IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MR. WALLER WAS A MEMBER OF THE 179th INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE U.S. NATIONAL GUARD - HAVING SEEN EXTENSIVE ACTION DURING THE KOREAN WAR (1950 - 1953). THE 179th , OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "TOMAHAWKS " WERE INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE CAMPAIGNS AGAINST NORTH KOREAN & CHINESE COMMUNIST FORCES. THE 179th INFANTRY REGIMENT (In Omnia Paratus) ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS DURING THE KOREAN WAR: SECOND KOREAN WINTER KOREA, SUMMER - FALL 1952 THIRD KOREAN WINTER KOREA, SUMMER 1953. MR. CLAYTON E. WALLER WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL w/ STAR DEVICE FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN: THE FIRST U.N. COUNTER OFFENSIVE (25 JAN. - 21 APR. 1951) THE KOREAN DEFENCE, SUMMER-FALL (1 MAY - 30 NOV. 1952) KOREA, SUMMER (1 MAY - 27 JUL. 1953) THE UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) MEDAL. THE LOT CONTAINS: A PAIR OF MILITARY ID "DOG TAGS" PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING: NAME, NATIONAL GUARD FORCE NUMBER, T50 (YEAR OF TETANUS SHOT), BLOOD GROUP AS 'B' & NO RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE. KSM RIBBON BAR WITH CAMPAIGN STAR DEVICE. 2 x UN KOREA MEDAL RIBBON BARS. 2 x 179th INFANTRY EPAULETTE BADGES. 6 x U.S. ARMY COLLAR BADGES. A RARE & MUCH SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTION OF GENUINE PERSONAL EFFECTS BELONGING TO A MEMBER OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES WHO ACTIVELY ENGAGED THE COMMUNIST FORCES DURING THE CONFLICT ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISCERNING COLLECTOR TO OBTAIN A CRUCIAL PIECE OF MILITARY HISTORY THAT HAS SHAPED PAST AND CURRENT WORLD EVENTS. FOREIGN BIDDERS TO PAY USING BOB BUCKS - QUOTED SHIPPING NO COLLECTIONS PAYMENT IN 7 DAYS OR SNC SEE SHIPPING OPTIONS.
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