Military Monday: Sharpshooter Small Bore Rifle Badge
Posted by Liv | Filed under Military Monday
f I tell you that some really cool treasures from my father’s military days just keep showing up all around me, you better believe it! So what did I discover new about him this time? He was awarded a Marksmanship Qualification Badge while he was a soldier in the Army from 1945-1947. How do I know [...]
Tags: military qualification badge, sharpshooter badge, small bore rifle, US Army
Military Monday: Servicemen’s Dependents Allowance Act of 1942
Posted by Liv | Filed under Military Monday
The Servicemen’s Dependents Allowance Act of 1942, signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, provided a much needed allowance to the wives, children, and certain dependent relatives of servicemen in the lower grades (privates, private first class, technician 5th grade, corporal, technician 4th grade, and sergeant) of the Army. Relatives and dependents were divided into [...]
Tags: dependency benefits, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, military allowance, NARA, national archives, Records Administration, servicemen, US Army
Military Monday: Certification of Military Service for PVT Joseph Lee Chapple
Posted by Liv | Filed under Military Monday
When family members notice the two flags on display in my parents’ home for the first time, they often ask, “I know one flag is in honor of your dad, but who’s the other flag for?” When I tell them the second flag is in honor of my Uncle Joseph, they will look back at [...]
Tags: chapple, Form DD 1108, Honorable Discharge, Joseph Lee Chapple, military, Military Monday, Military Personnel Records, military service, Private, PVT, tank destroyer, US Army, US flag
