My father was in the Navy during WWII. I have a ribbon of his and I can't find what it's for. I've searched for it in google with no luck. It's solid blue with a gold medal border and has four stars. Just wondering if anyone knows what it means. Thank you!
IF you can, take a photo and upload to the forum....With all the navy expertise around here, i'm sure someone can give you the correct answer...
Jim
What she described sounds a lot like the Army Presidential Unit Citation (stars = number of times the unit received it).
What she described sounds a lot like the Army Presidential Unit Citation (stars = number of times the unit received it).
Hi Ken, I looked up the Army Presidential Unit Citation and it does look just like it! But, my father was in the Navy. Maybe it was his brother's who was in the Army Corp and were on their way to invade Japan. I'll still take a photo of it and post the photo.
Are the stars Bronze or Silver? 4 Bronze would equal 5 times, 4 silver would equal 21 times.
You say Army Corp, is that Army Air Corp? Bomber units got quite a few of those during the war.
Sounds like an Army Presidential Unit Citation. Is the blue a dark blue?
Hi again Ken, Yes, I meant the Army Air Corp and they are bronze stars. I finally was able to post a photo of the ribbon. Thank you for the info. So now I wonder whose ribbon it was. My Mother's brother was also in the Army, but was a GI in Europe and came home with a German bride (and her family). Also, my father had a good friend who was a "spotter" in the Pacific so maybe his???
Did your uncle survive the war?
He sure did!!! He married, had children, had a successful career (unlike many of our WWII heroes) and just died the 11th of February of this year. Thank you for asking softtouch.