A 101st Airborne Band of Brothers Officer’s Gallantry Group for Bastogne. Silver Star silver star placed upon a bronze gilt base, 35 mm (w) x 34.7 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback; Bronze Star bronze, engraved in running script Frank R. Stanfield” on the reverse, 38 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 35.5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar; four Ribbon Bars (one single-ribbon ribbon bar: Silver Star; and three three-ribbon ribbon bars: Silver Star, Army Good Conduct Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Army Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal); two Parachutist Badges both are sterling silver; one is vaulted and marked “STERLING” on the reverse, 38 mm (w) x 20 mm (h), exhibiting surface wear; the other has a flat reverse, unmarked, 37.8 mm (w) x 20.3 mm (h); both with horizontal pinbacks; a Pair of Captain’s Insignia sterling silver, maker marked “SHOLD-R-FORM” and marked “STERLING on the reverse, 26 mm (w) x 26 mm h each, with pinbacks; a Pair of U. Army Collar Insignia bronze, marker marked “FIRMIN LONDON” on the reverse, 24.3 mm (w) x 12.5 mm (h) each, with pinbacks; a 101st Airborne Division Patch English-made, red, white, black and yellow embroidery, on a black wool base, white cotton mesh backer, 68 mm (w) x 68 mm (h); an Airborne Shoulder Title yellow embroidered lettering on a black embroidered base, 58 mm (w) x 14 mm (h); a Photograph of Stanfield in his Army Uniform black and white, faded to a sepia-toned look, 203 mm (w) x 254 mm (h), mounted in a 257 mm (w) x 333 mm (h) presentation folder with easel; his Silver Star Award Document inscribed THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS, JULY 9, 1918, HAS AWARDED A SILVER STAR TO Captain (then First Lieutenant) Frank R. Stanfield, 01 323 495, Infantry FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION Noville, Belgium, 20 December 1944 / GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON THIS 4th DAY OF March 1949, embossed with the War Department seal at the bottom, flanked by the signature of Major General Edwin F. Witsell, The Adjutant General at the lower left and the signature of the Secretary of the Army Kenneth Claiborne Royall at the lower right, the image of the Silver Star printed in four color inks and embossed, the text in black ink, 303 mm (w) x 250 mm (h); his Bronze Star Award Document inscribed THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, FEBRUARY 4, 1944 HAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL TO Captain Frank R. Stanfield, 01 323 495, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN GROUND OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY on or about 12 March 1945 in Europe / GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON THIS 4th DAY OF March 1948, embossed with the War Department gold seal at the bottom, flanked by the signature of Major General Edwin F. Witsell, The Adjutant General at the lower left and the signature of the Secretary of the Army Kenneth Claiborne Royall at the lower right, the image of the Bronze Star printed in three color inks and embossed, the text in black ink, 305 mm (w) x 253 mm (h); his Eighth Second Airborne Division Association Membership Certificate inscribed The Eighth Second Airborne Division Association / To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting / Regular Member / WHEREAS it is the ancient right and duty of societies to reward meritorious attainments and whereas FRANK R. STANFIELD has honorably fulfilled the requirements imposed by the Association now, therefore, we, under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Illinois have with due form admitted him to the membership of The Eighth Second Airborne Division Association granting therewith all the rights, honors, and privileges, thereunto appertaining. / In witness whereof the seal of Eighth Second Airborne Division Association and the signature of the President is hereunto affixed. / Given at Chicago in the State of Illinois this 4th day of MARCH in the Year of Our Lord 1949 and of this Association this No. 180″, embossed seal The Eighth Second Airborne Division Association and numbered “180 at the lower left, signed by its President, James E. Odum at the lower right, printed in red and black inks, 355 mm (w) x 278 mm (h), tattered edges; and a Newspaper Article dated January 23, 1945, with the byline of Jack Bell, Daily News Foreign Service, who was with the U. 3D Army in Belgium, describing Stanfield’s exploits during the Siege of Bastogne. Stanfield was from Hinsdale, Illinois. In the rank of First Lieutenant with the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, he was awarded the Silver Star under General Orders No. 4 (1945), for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against enemy tanks at Noville, Belgium, as part of the Siege of Bastogne, on December 20, 1944 during the Second World War. In the newspaper article, Captain Heber Minton stated to the reporter that Stanfield’s learning. He shot at a tank with a rifle, and a Kraut tried to knock down our house. ” Stanfield himself was also interviewed, described the confrontation with the tank: “He sure blew a fuse when I shot at him. From then on, I was shooting, throwing grenades and ducking. He went on to describe his exploits in Noville, the subsequent battle and the eventual destruction of the town. Stanfield was later promoted to the rank of Captain and was awarded the Bronze Star while with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy, on March 12, 1945 in Europe during the Second World War. The item “WW2 101st Airborne 506th Band of Brother’s Silver Star Medal Group for Bastogne” is in sale since Sunday, January 21, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “domduce41″ and is located in Minoa, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia.
