WWII 26th Infantry Regt, 1st Division Paper / Medal Group. The piece is vintage and therefore may show signs of age, wear, or patina. At that time, an unpaid item case will automatically be opened. It will be left, but please be patient. Do not message me seeking feedback.
4 jubulee medals with document. Sergeant Major 12th Battery. He took part in battles with enemies in the Kuban. Forcing the Western Bug River. In the battles for the capture of Prague in a difficult situation, he provided the soldiers with hot food in a timely manner. Provided cleaning and uniform repairs. Is the party organizer of the battalion. Please let me know if you have any questions. Please carefully review the attached photos, if you need any additional photos please contact me. Pay Pal only Thank you.
In 1942 Copeland worked for the Rohr Aircraft plant. At some point he served as an enlisted man during WWII. He became an officer at some point in late WWII. He stayed the reserves and at some point was called back or volunteered. He flew more than 100 missions as a T-6 Texan pilot during the Korean War. After the war he worked in Road Construction. He died 2 July 1978. Groupings to T-6 “Mosquito” pilots don’t often turn up. Form 214 to Copeland with details of his later service during the Korean War. He was listed as a T-6 Texan pilot. He separated from Greenville AFB in Mississippi. The details for height, hair/eye color match the photocopy pass. Has some fold lines. Honorable Discharge as an Aviation Cadet with serial number dated 31 Jan 45. This is the standard photostatic copy. It has fold lines. Honorable Discharge as a 1Lt in the Air Force Reserve dated 1955 for Copeland. Has fold lines, some staple holes. Two inch USAF pilot wings. They are marked N. Meyer and 9M on the back. Two USAF narrow ribbon bars. Second ribbon bar has clutch backs and has the NDSM, KSM, and UN medal ribbons. Both bars show use to ribbons. No stars or OLC’s. Typical pilot set up. Two photocopies, one of Copeland’s obit. The other is an enlarged copy of his worker’s pass. Documents/ribbon bars, wings show normal wear/tear associated with age/use. Documents show creasing, corner bends, fading/toning with age. Ribbons show use from being on uniform including edge rubs. There may be other minor age related defects on all. The photocopy of the newspaper obit is included. Enlarged photocopy of pass provided. Normal wear and tear associated with age.
Medal, Ribbons, Insignia & Document Group. Named to Navy Captain John D. Borland was a senior medical officer in the Medical Corps. He served 100 plus days of combat at Guadalcanal and another 100 plus days with the 1st Marine Division at Cape Gloucester. You will receive the following as shown: Medals, Ribbons, Dog Tags, Leather Name Tag, Religious Items, DUIs, Rank Insignia, plus other Insignia, Documents, John D. Borland 54 page WWII History Service (plus more history and copied photos) fascinating book describing his time in the military and The Borlands Since the Civil War Book (unnumbered pages). Nice condition for the age of each item. The display case does not come with this group. Look over pictures to see the exact item you will receive and to determine the overall condition of this item.
For sale is a Rare WW2 Royal Navy Minesweeper Operation Nestegg Medals & Document Grouping. This grouping belongs to I. Edwards who served with the Royal Navy reserve in command of HMT Bilsdean. Before joining the Royal Navy Edwards lived at 21 Sydney Grove, Hendon, London, N. All of the belongings mentioned below belonged to lieutenant I. Edwards, and his contribution to operation Nestegg, and the surrender of the German navy in Millbay. This medal group includes the following. The personnel book of MMS-class minesweeper 254 (RMT Bilsdean). All of these questions are answered for each of the 46 servicemen under his control onboard MMS254. This handwritten book holds excellent research potential into many serviceman’s history. Original Orders of German navy surrender at Millbay on the 17/5/1945 a full write up of this can be seen below. This can also be seen in image number 8. Originals orders, that run inside operation Nestegg, titled; “Secret on no account to be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy to be destroyed by fire when complied with”. This document can be seen in image number 4. These orders are for minesweeping of the covid route and anchorage’s to be carried out during the 2 days prior to the arrival of the force and subsequently the establishment of the swept channels inter island and between the islands and the mainland of France. These are original orders, with most likely no other surviving copies, seeing as all other copies would have been burnt on completion. Following the previous item is a scam/ copy of the at the time top secret operation Nestegg. This is titled Operation Nestegg, Joint Outland plan, part iii Naval plan. Part 7v of this plan is underlined and this is the section of the plan that we have the original orders for above. WW2 Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern Split Second Stop Watch, marked Patt 3 22771. A set of 6 ww2 Royal Navy uniform buttons. Pair of Ww2 Lieutenant Royal Navy Epaulettes. For fleet purposes only, the Channel Islands, atlas of tidal streams. Restricted: HOURLY HEIGHTS OF TIDE. AT CHERBOURG & LE HAVRE TIDE TABLES FOR ROAD OF MORLAIX, LE HAVRE and ROUEN From 1st to 31st MAY, 1945 inclusive. Section of a map marked on back; S. 325 confidential Ostend to westkape folio no b8 serial no 925. The military re-occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 was code-named Operation Nestegg. In command was 46-year old Brigadier Alfred Snow. The special detachment – Force 135 – sailed from Plymouth in the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Bulldog and HMS Beagle. But when the task force arrived off Guernsey on 8th May – Victory in Europe Day – no-one was sure if the German garrison, under Vice-Admiral Friedrich Huffmeier, would surrender peacefully. Item number (3) listed above states document in purple typed ink. To: RNS DEV, Paris Commandant RMB KHMP. XDO Capt M/S Ply, CDR, M/S Ply, Cdr A/P Ply, A/S Dev, Garrison CDR, movement, control. From commander in chief Plymouth. 18 buoy and 3 trawled and 1 patrol craft at no 15 buoy. M/s is requested to assume control of the landing and disposal of prisoners of war. (6) as soon as prize. Crews are embarked, the white & is to be hoisted superior to German & and hold down when German crews have been landed. M Devonport as requested to assist in mooring to buoys (8) M. C as requested to send I hospital boat. Alongside each group on arrival at number 15 and 18. Buoy to disembark Royal Navy, guard and prisoners of war at Millbay. (9) Paris is registered to relieve the prize crews with A, C and M party comprising 2P. 0 s plus 8 for each group at 2000 tonight Thursday. (11) the garrison commander as requested to make the necessary arrangements to receive the prisoners of war comprising of 22 officers and 126 ratings at MillBay at approx 2030. This grouping has a good amount of research potential and played a major role in operation Nestegg, and has an incredibly rare set of orders for the German naval surrender. If you would like to see more photos please message me for more details.
Not named, wrap brooch, with veterans document. Please see my other auctions for more items from this estate and other estate military items. Thank you and good luck! As required by your country’s laws, they are not charged by me and I have no responsibility toward them.
For sale is a Rare WW2 Royal Navy Minesweeper Operation Nestegg Medals & Document Grouping. This grouping belongs to I. Edwards who served with the Royal Navy reserve in command of HMT Bilsdean. Before joining the Royal Navy Edwards lived at 21 Sydney Grove, Hendon, London, N. All of the belongings mentioned below belonged to lieutenant I. Edwards, and his contribution to operation Nestegg, and the surrender of the German navy in Millbay. This medal group includes the following. The personnel book of MMS-class minesweeper 254 (RMT Bilsdean). All of these questions are answered for each of the 46 servicemen under his control onboard MMS254. This handwritten book holds excellent research potential into many serviceman’s history. Original Orders of German navy surrender at Millbay on the 17/5/1945 a full write up of this can be seen below. This can also be seen in image number 8. Originals orders, that run inside operation Nestegg, titled; “Secret on no account to be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy to be destroyed by fire when complied with”. This document can be seen in image number 4. These orders are for minesweeping of the covid route and anchorage’s to be carried out during the 2 days prior to the arrival of the force and subsequently the establishment of the swept channels inter island and between the islands and the mainland of France. These are original orders, with most likely no other surviving copies, seeing as all other copies would have been burnt on completion. Following the previous item is a scam/ copy of the at the time top secret operation Nestegg. This is titled Operation Nestegg, Joint Outland plan, part iii Naval plan. Part 7v of this plan is underlined and this is the section of the plan that we have the original orders for above. WW2 Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern Split Second Stop Watch, marked Patt 3 22771. A set of 6 ww2 Royal Navy uniform buttons. Pair of Ww2 Lieutenant Royal Navy Epaulettes. For fleet purposes only, the Channel Islands, atlas of tidal streams. Restricted: HOURLY HEIGHTS OF TIDE. AT CHERBOURG & LE HAVRE TIDE TABLES FOR ROAD OF MORLAIX, LE HAVRE and ROUEN From 1st to 31st MAY, 1945 inclusive. Section of a map marked on back; S. 325 confidential Ostend to westkape folio no b8 serial no 925. The military re-occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 was code-named Operation Nestegg. In command was 46-year old Brigadier Alfred Snow. The special detachment – Force 135 – sailed from Plymouth in the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Bulldog and HMS Beagle. But when the task force arrived off Guernsey on 8th May – Victory in Europe Day – no-one was sure if the German garrison, under Vice-Admiral Friedrich Huffmeier, would surrender peacefully. Item number (3) listed above states document in purple typed ink. To: RNS DEV, Paris Commandant RMB KHMP. XDO Capt M/S Ply, CDR, M/S Ply, Cdr A/P Ply, A/S Dev, Garrison CDR, movement, control. From commander in chief Plymouth. 18 buoy and 3 trawled and 1 patrol craft at no 15 buoy. M/s is requested to assume control of the landing and disposal of prisoners of war. (6) as soon as prize. Crews are embarked, the white & is to be hoisted superior to German & and hold down when German crews have been landed. M Devonport as requested to assist in mooring to buoys (8) M. C as requested to send I hospital boat. Alongside each group on arrival at number 15 and 18. Buoy to disembark Royal Navy, guard and prisoners of war at Millbay. (9) Paris is registered to relieve the prize crews with A, C and M party comprising 2P. 0 s plus 8 for each group at 2000 tonight Thursday. (11) the garrison commander as requested to make the necessary arrangements to receive the prisoners of war comprising of 22 officers and 126 ratings at MillBay at approx 2030. This grouping has a good amount of research potential and played a major role in operation Nestegg, and has an incredibly rare set of orders for the German naval surrender. If you would like to see more photos please message me for more details.
Fully original silver USSR medal “For courage” with original document. Both medal and document have matching number – 2266264. Medal was issued for Lithuanian serving in Soviet Union armed forces. Overall medal and document are in very good condition. Medal has some scratches also red enamel on some letters is damaged. Unique piece of WW2 history. If you’ll have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “coldwaritems” and is located in this country: LT. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, North, South, or Latin America, all countries in continental Asia, European Union, Australia.
USSR Soviet Russian Order – MEDAL – RARE. WW2 USSR Soviet Russian Medal for the Defense of Kiev, Rare! With the Document. 100% Authentic & Excellent condition!! This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “e.fom77″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
VERY VERY RARE – Four Medals With the Document – MEDAL OF NAKHIMOV – & Three Medals. That’s all With the Documents! It was named in honour of Russian admiral Pavel Nakhimov, one of the most famous admirals in Russian naval history. Medal for Bravery Number -? Silver Combat Service Medal -”For Battle Merit”- LOW NUMBERED -? Medal For Victory Over Japan ยป. Please see the photos. Genuine Soviet Russian item, Not a Reproduction! Excellent condition & 100% Authentic!! This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “uk.ok.7777″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
