What is the WWII "Lame Duck Award"?
Is that something to do with the Honorable Discharge Award?
hoffcarl,
Marion.
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Marion,
The honorable discharge is a "ruptured" duck if I'm not mistaken.
Rusty
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Rusty is right
The Origin of "The Ruptured Duck" Insignia
The original Ruptured Duck was a cloth insignia depicting an eagle inside a wreath. It was worn on uniforms above the right breast pocket by WWII servicemen and women.
It was issued to service personnel who were about to leave the military with an Honorable Discharge. It also allowed them to continue to wear their uniform for up to thirty days after they were discharged since there was a clothing shortage at that time. This showed the MP's that they were in transit and not AWOL. Well, the boys thought the eagle looked more like a duck; and, because it meant they were going home, the popular saying was, "They took off like a Ruptured Duck"...hence the nickname.
My father served in the Navy during WWII aboard the aircraft carrier Shangri-La. We have his "Ruptured Duck". What better way to appeal to the nostalgia of that period in our history?
He must be referring to "Ruptured Duck" which is a lapel pin given to all WWII veterans when they left the service.
Adios Mi Amigo..........Old Tiger
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You know, you can find duplicated "ruptured duck" lapel pins at swap meets and "war surplus" stores there days, but not that little patch...BY The way, anyone remember when "Ike" was running for President he jokingly commented one day that everyone got a "ruptured duck" lapel pin but he didn't...AND Thousands of guys sent theirs to him to make up for the oversight...He was so pleased he actually wept, according to an interview with Mamie Eisenhower...So what the heck did he do with all those lapel pins? Put 'em on e-bay? Doc Ellis
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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 381-05
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Apr 20, 2005
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U.S. MIA Team Visit to North Korea Announced
The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that for the 10th consecutive year, teams of U.S. specialists have begun recovery missions of missing in action (MIA) servicemen in North Korea.
The 27-man team entered North Korea April 16 and deployed to two base camps from which the remains recovery work will be done. One of the primary areas of operations will be in Unsan County, about 60 miles north of Pyongyang. The other will be near the Chosin Reservoir in the northeast part of the country.
In Unsan County, U.S. forces battled Chinese units in the battles of Unsan and the Chong Chon River November-December 1950. About 300 U.S. soldiers are believed to be missing in Unsan County from those battles. During the Chosin Campaign, also November-December 1950, more than 1,000 Americans are missing from combat against Chinese forces.
Specialists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) are scheduled to carry out their work during five month-long periods between April and late October. The current operation will end mid-May. Since 1996, these teams have recovered remains believed to be those of more than 200 Americans. Twenty have been identified and returned to their families.
Operations for 2005 were set in DPMO-led negotiations with North Korea last November. U.S. teams in the field number up to 13 men each, with two additional personnel in Pyongyang to provide logistical and communications support. The teams are comprised of both civilian and military
specialists. The lead scientific officer at each site is a forensic anthropologist or archeologist from JPAC, with support from specialists in mortuary affairs, explosive ordnance disposal, medicine, vehicle maintenance and linguistics.
Of the 88,000 Americans missing from all conflicts since the beginning of World War II, more than 8,100 are from the Korean War.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo, or call (703) 699-1169.
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On Thursday June 18th they had a celebration at the city of Hammelburg Germany. Manfred Roser presented General Berger with the flag I sent him. The flag had been raised on Liberation Day at the POW camp. He also delivered a speech on my behalf. They have some great pictures that would go well in your magazine. He did a great job and it was a real program with a lot of soldiers and citizens present. This is the kind of news you are looking for.
Milt
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U S Legacies Magazine 2006
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