WW2 Bronze Star Named Medal group of Four Awards
WW2 Bronze Star Named Medal group of Four Awards to a Sgt Joseph J Maher 60th Infantry consisting of:
WW2 Bronze Star on a slot brooch named to Joseph J Maher, period Bronze Star Ribbon Bar and Bronze Star lapel button hole Ribbon Bar in a period coffin style presentation case
Long Service Medal named to Joseph J Maher in box of issue
European Africa Middle Eastern Campaign Service Medal with 1 x Arrowhead device, 1 x Silver Star, 3 x Bronze Stars Ribbon bar with Same devices Boxed
WW2 Victory Medal boxed
Presidential Unit Ribbon Bar with 2 Oak Leaf devices
Combat infantry Badge
Personal Dog Tag marked Joseph Maher, Louise Maher 89-79 215th place Queens village NY 6.21.19 P
Documents include Defence Department Envelope to the above address franked Saint Louis looks to be Oct 1984
Original bronze star Certificate to Sergeant Joseph J Maher United States Army for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy in European Africa Middle Eastern theatre of operations dated 4th September 1984
Medal award sheet showing entitlement dated 29th august 1984
His Service record book with loads of entries showing service in French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Palermo Sicily, England, France 11th June 44, Belgium & Germany his service number was/is 32318575 . The book also shows his medal entitlement and the battles and campaigns he fought in including Normandy the Ardennes and the Rhineland
The 60th infantry spearheaded the invasion of Morocco winning the arrowhead device for operation torch and earning the name Scouts Out they also earned the name Go devils at the Sedjenane Valley, they landed at Palermo Sicily then at Utah Beach later crossing the Douve River a MOH was awarded to1LT John Butts they fought in the Falaise pocket then into Belgium and LTC Matt Urban won the MOH on the Meuse River Crossing the 60th were one of the first units to cross the Rhine at Remagen, during the Harz Mountains actions a platoon of black volunteers were attached to the 60th and PFC Jack Thomas was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross out of the 4750 DSC’s awarded during WW2 only 8 black soldiers received the award having read of his gallant deeds he was worthy of a MOH (My humble opinion)
This grouping to Sgt J Maher is worthy of further research a fantastic group
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