Original U.S. Vietnam War 1st Infantry Division Bronze Star Ephemera Grouping - Buddy E. Blair Manufacture Type_Original Items On 9 February the entire

On 9 February the entire 12th Group sailed from Taranto

Sweatband is nice and intact

Clearly influenced by Turkey's great use of German WW1 all steel Ersatz Bayonets that they received from the Kaiser in the First World War and afterwards from the Allies for use on their Mauser Rifles

The shell is was stamped on the rear apron which is now a hole but we know that Quist in Esslingen

transport/ambulance

Original U.S. Vietnam War 1st Infantry Division Bronze Star Ephemera Grouping - Buddy E. Blair Manufacture Type_Original Items On 9 February the entireOriginal Group. One of a Kind. This is the extensive group of Buddy Eugene Blair, a Sergeant & Squad Leader in the 1st Infantry Division who showed valor & gallantry in action. Blair was awarded the Army Commendation Medal & the Bronze Star Medal for his work in Vietnam, but his life was tragically cut short on May 12th, 1970, when after returning home from Vietnam, he died in a car accident at the age of 21. The group includes a great number of color