Medal ID help please

wls3 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:36 pm

Can anybody tell me what the 2 ribbons on the bottom left are for?

The pilot's daughter brought this uniform to the house today. She didn't
know what any of the ribbons were. Finding RCAF wings (see insert) was
a surprise to me and she didn't know about them either.

Thanks,

Bill

Lightninglover · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:42 pm

Bottom left is Canada Service Medal with Oak Leaf (for overseas service)
Next one I believe is a 1914-1918 War medal.

Ken

Ztex · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:48 pm

The first one is the Canada Volunteer Service Medal..I haven't found the second as yet...

Doh! you beat me to it..

and yes I agree with the second ribbon 1914-1918 War Ribbon

david layne · **Joined:** Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:02 pm **Posts:** 64

Were the wings attached to the uniform?

If you can give out a name and unit someone will be able to tell you more.

wls3 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:03 pm

Ken, Zane,

Thanks a lot!, I thought the first one might be something like that when I
saw the maple leaf but I had absolutely no luck finding it.

As for the second one, That creates more questions for me than answers.
I will have to see if I can get his date of birth from the daughter.

David,
Yes, the RCAF wings were sewn above the right pocket.
The only other info I have is his name, rank and that he was a P-38 pilot.
The uniform sleeve indicates 13th AF.
Till I see if I can post his name, if anybody thinks they can help me find
more info please send me a PM. I'll share the name there.

Again thanks!

Asterperious · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:10 pm

It seems a bit inconsistent. The Canadian volunteer Service Medal with overseas emblem would be legit for a pre dec. 1941 American enlistee in the RCAF who legitmately transferred to the US forces. The First War British War medal is doubtful, this would have made the guy at least 40 at the outset of WW II, way too old to be taken on as a pilot trainees. The ribbons are also out of order, WW I service takes precedence over WW II. But it wouldn't be the first, or the last time a veteran took liberties with the sorts of medal ribbons they wore, earned or otherwise. A name would be very researchable.

david layne · **Joined:** Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:02 pm **Posts:** 64

I thought this was going to be an interesting thread but it appears to died a death.

Robbie Roberts · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:29 pm

Also, the Pilot's Wings should be ABOVE the ribbons- It looks to me like someone put the grouping together...

Come to think of it, how many guys got an ETO ribbon, with no battle stars, alongside an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 4, and a Phillipine Liberation ribbon with one battle star?

Robbie

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:21 pm

The only P-38 guy in the 13th AF from the RCAF that I'm aware of was Al Lukas who flew Bostons on night intruder missions with 418 squadron and then flew with the 419th NFS.

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