OT-Little help with WWII ribbon IDs.

[wdolson]

I think his unit was probably VPB-123 and his crew was #13

http://www.vpnavy.com/vp123_crews.html

On 5/31/45 and 6/3/45 it looks like he claimed 1/2 kill each day. The first a Tojo and the second a Pete. It looks like both were off the southern tip of South Korea over the strait between Japan and Korea.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/257874-Kill-calims-by-airforce-and-theatre-Forums

Bill

[m10bob]

If you ever see stars on a theater ribbon, as noted above, that represents individual campaigns.
If you ever see an "arrowhead" on it, that is an "invasion".
My dad had a European campaign ribbon with 4 stars and an arrowhead for Omaha Beach D Day landing.
Some Marines may have had as many as 4 "arrowheads" for that war, and the ability to earn another at the Inchon landings in Korea, (on a Korean ribbon).

That "unit citation" ribbon was given to all members of a particular unit, so even newguys coming into theater could wear it, even though not part of the unit when it was earned.
This is portrayed in one scene of Band Of Brothers.

There was also a red in color unit citation which was exactly like that blue bar, but was not divisional, and might be awarded to a single regiment. It would be worn right next to the blue device, (which is the correct terminology for the decoration.)

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

I think his unit was probably VPB-123 and his crew was #13

http://www.vpnavy.com/vp123_crews.html

On 5/31/45 and 6/3/45 it looks like he claimed 1/2 kill each day. The first a Tojo and the second a Pete. It looks like both were off the southern tip of South Korea over the strait between Japan and Korea.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/257874-Kill-calims-by-airforce-and-theatre-Forums

Bill

Thanks Bill,

She will be happy to see this. The squadron was originally No.124 but re designated 123 for some reason. The real issue is that I now doubt he was in the Med. So where did those ribbons come from? Did they have those ribbons in WWI? Because I believe that his father in law's unit was briefly stationed in the med either towards the end of the war or just after. Just a stab because I don't think that stuff is that old.