World War Medals

In this set from the scrapbook we have the original telegram sent to the parents informing them of the injury sustained by their son, several newspaper clippings collected by the mother regarding the subject, and a rare original restricted document issued from Headquarters of the 11th Airborne regarding the award of the medals to several members ot the 11th including Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts (of which John is included), Bronze Star with Oak Leaf clusters and even a Silver Star. Very rare set of documents. According to the telegram John was injured on Luzon on February 7th, 1945 which led to his eligibility for the issuance of the Purple Heart to him, of which the restricted document confirms. Curran #35093223 was a Surgeon with the 221st Medical Company attached to the 11th Airborne Division. He enlisted in July of 1942 from Indianapolis, Indiana and was stationed at Camp Mackall prior to deployment to the Pacific theater, where he was involved in campaigns in New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon and the Liberation of Manila and the Philippines, before finally being stationed in Japan after the War until deactivation. He receive a Purple Heart for action in Luzon. His campaign was dutifully documented in a scrapbook by his mother, to which set this was a part. It includes pieces documenting his progress such as enlistment papers and programs from events like football games, boxing matches and church service programs from his initial enlistment in Brazil, Indiana through training at Camp Mackall and reserve at Camp Polk, deployment to New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, Manila and finally occupied Japan. The majority of the scrapbook is being offered together with many personal photos, documents etc. Of him as collected through the war, with select pieces or groups offered individually. The item “WW2 11th Airborne Original Documents Concerning Awarding of Medals Purple Heart” is in sale since Friday, January 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Documents & Maps”. The seller is “laz-e-bid” and is located in Alexandria, Kentucky. This item can be shipped worldwide.