This was an Honorable Discharge Pin, given to soldiers honorably discharged. They called it a "ruptured duck" because it depicted a somewhat ungainly, potbellied eagle taking flight. There had been a...
It means they qualified as a Sharpshooter on their last recorded rifle range qualification. Sharpshooter is one step down from Expert, and means they hit between 30 - 35 targets out of 40, if I...
The "T-5" on your uncle's discharge papers means that at the time of his discharge from the Army, he was a Technician 5th Grade. The Technical Grades were used by the Army from 1942 to 1948. It was...