242: TWO COLLECTIONS IDENTIFIED MEDALS, INSIGNIA, BRASS

Shadow Box containing: Pair of enlisted Infantry collar brass with AT on rifles; Parachute badge; CIB; Discharge pin; 15 ribbon place bars, Photo of him; Bronze Star Medal; Good Conduct Medal, 8th Infantry Div SSI; 8th Infantry Div Decal for helmet, not issued. Shadow Box containing: Pair of enlisted Infantry collar brass; Sharpshooter badge with Rifle bar; CIB; Pair 163rd MP Officer collar brass; Four place ribbon bars; Two 1st Lt bars; Pair Officer US collar brass; Pair District of Columbia DI's; West Point DI; 163rd MP Battalion DI; One Officer Infantry collar brass; One Officer Infantry 137th collar brass; DI; Discharge pin.

2nd Lt. Robert I. Donnellan, NGUS, HQ Co., 1st Battalion, 341st Infantry, 86th Division, Pacific Theatre. Good Conduct Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal; WWII Victory Medal; Philippine Independence Ribbon; CIB; Marksman Badge, Rifle. Robert Donnellan entered active duty as a Private, seeing action in the Philippines. At the age of 18, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt on 27 Nov 1945 with assignment to the 86th Infantry Div. He served with the 341st Inf. from 13 Feb to 24 Jun 1946. At war's end he remained on active duty, being promoted to 1st Lt. on 6 Aug 1947. Following assignment to the West Point Preparatory School, he entered West Point on 5 Aug 1947, but was released. on 2 Aug due to a medical disability (hearing loss due to combat). He attended the Infantry Career Course at Fort Benning, GA, from 14 Jun to Oct 1949. He reentered active duty on 9 Aug 19. On 24 Aug he was assigned to the 163 Military Police Battalion, and was further assigned as Commanding Officer, Company D, 163rd MP Battalion, DCNG. He was discharged from NGUS as 1st Lt. on 15 Dec 1952.

All veteran attributions and histories have been provided by the consignor and are believed to be accurate but not guaranteed by the auctioneer. NO MANNEQUINS OR FORMS ARE INCLUDED WITH ANY LOT. MANNEQUINS AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AS FOLLOW: Mannequins $250.00, Coat Forms $150.00, Shirt Forms $75.00 and Styro heads 3 for $25.
Provenance: The Jack Angolia Collection
$75 - $150