Felix
&
World War 2
| Dog Tags |
![]() Photo by Eli Cizewski-Robinson, Felix's grandson. These are the type issued from July 1943 to March 1944. |
| Type issued between July 1943 and March 1944 |

| Items
on the Uniform This
section details what is on the above uniform. The uniform contains some
errors, a not uncommon occurrence during the turmoil
and chaos of the
massive post war demobilization. Felix was a bit of prankster and
hustler so some of the errors may have been intentional.
Go to Ribbons and Awards Research for a report for what awards Felix was eligible. |
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World
War 2 Victory Medal with one service star. The
star is not part of this ribbon. |
| Bottom Row |
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Purple
Heart: Felix's records make no reference to a
wound, his Adjusted
Service Rating score of 78 seems too low to include at least 5
points for a wound, and he did not talk about it. Could he have been
wounded and the wound not officially recorded? While he was not a front line combat riflemen, as a signalman he served close enough to the front to have been under fire especially from artillery. Supply areas were targets of air attack. He never could pass through airport security without setting off an alarm. Nothing was ever found when he was checked with the hand wand. Could he still had a metal fragment from a war wound that set off the airport security devices? Could he have awarded it to himself for frostbite? Could he have added it to his uniform to impress the ladies? |
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Good
Conduct: for at least 1 year wartime service without
without any non-judicial punishments, disciplinary infractions, or
court martial offenses. |
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European/African/Middle
Eastern
Campaign Medal with four service stars for the Normandy,
Northern
France, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. The absence of an
arrowhead suggests that Felix did not land in Normandy on
D-Day, but came in after June 6, 1944. |
| Left Sleeve |
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The Meritorious Unit Commendation is awarded to units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services for at least six continuous months during a period of military operations against an armed enemy on or after January 1, 1944. Although service in a combat zone is not required, the unit's accomplishments must be directly related to the larger combat. |
| Right
Sleeve |
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Overseas Service Bar: Each Overseas
Service Bar indicated six months overseas.
Felix was awarded three for eighteen months of overseas service. For
unknown reasons he has four on his uniform. |
| Ribbons and Awards Research and Documentation |
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| Where the Ribbon or Award appear among
Felix's items |
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| Ribbon |
Dad's
Camp Grant (Discharge Processing Center) Record |
Dad's Discharge |
Dad's
Uniform |
Per
Pentagon Websites The Institute of Heraldry |
| World War 2 Victory Medal | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Eligible. |
| Good Conduct Medal | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Eligible. |
| European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Eligible with four service stars for the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. |
| American Campaign Medal |
No |
Yes |
No |
Eligible
without the star. Almost everyone in every branch
received this one for more than
one year of service in the Continental U.S. Felix spent about 22 months
training in Missouri. He is not eligible for a service star. A service
star
indicates anti-sub service in the America Theater. |
Army
of Occupation Medal![]() |
No |
No |
No |
Eligible.For
30 days consecutive service while
assigned to Germany between May 9, 1945 and late July 1945
if also awarded the European/African/Middle
Eastern
Campaign Campaign Medal for service prior to May 9, 1945
(see above). This medal is not in Felix's records or on his discharge uniform or in his documentation because it was not established until April 5, 1946. The 45th Signal Company has "Occupation Credit" documented in the Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register. (Large PDF file, long download.) |
| Purple Heart |
No |
No |
Yes |
Officially,
ineligible: Felix's
records make no reference to a
wound. His Adjusted
Service Rating score of 78 seems too low to include at least 5
points for a wound, and he did not talk about it. Could he have been
wounded and the wound not officially recorded? While he was not a front line combat riflemen, as a signalman he served close enough to the front to have been under fire especially from artillery. Supply areas were targets of air attack. He never could pass through airport security without setting off an alarm. Nothing was ever found when he was checked with the hand wand. Could he still had a metal fragment from a war wound that set off the airport security devices? Could he have awarded it to himself for frostbite? Could he have added it to his uniform to impress the ladies? |
| Overseas Service Bars |
Three |
Three |
Four |
Eligible
for three for 18 months of overseas service. For unknown reasons
he has four. Sets of three were found among his personal items. |
| Meritorious Unit Commendation |
No |
No |
Yes |
Eligible:
Felix's unit, the 3110th Signal
Service Battalion was
awarded the Meritorious Unit
Commendations for its work in England
from March 15 until August 15, 1944 (when the other three
companies of the battalion were deployed to France) for their
communications work in preparation for the Normandy landings and
campaign. The 45th Signal Company, 45th Infantry Division, was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for service from February 1 to March 30, 1944. All members of the 45th Signal Company are authorized to "wear this decoration while serving with an organization to indicate the unit has been awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation." |
| Cizewski
Robinson Ibiblio Index © 2006 Leonard H. Cizewski Last Modified on November 2, 2007 |
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