Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

United States of America Bestowal documents, comprising:
i) Second War Honorable Discharge certificate for Engineer Technician 5th Grade Robert C Booth, Company A, 335 Engineers, US Army. Sold with photograph of recipient
ii) Vietnam War Purple Heart; Honorable Discharge and Certificate of Appreciation, awarded to Specialist 4th Class Samuel Edmund Strange, United States Army, awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Vietnam on 12 October 1971. With recipient’s dog tags
iii) Vietnam War Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal documents awarded to Specialist 4th Class Howard E. Noblitt, 101st Airborne Division, awarded the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam between May 1970 and March 1971. He was further awarded the Army Commendation Medal for service in Vietnam between June and October 1970. Documents in official folder
iv) Second War Bronze Star recommendation and Honorable Discharge document group to Private First Class Joseph Anthony Vingiello, 399 Infantry Regiment U.S. Army. Entitled to Bronze Star, Eastern Campaign Medal, Victory Medal 1945 and Army Good Conduct Medal. Sold with letter regarding bringing home enemy equipment, dated 1946, Motor Operators Permit, dated 1945 and rations book
v) Second War Honorable Discharge and veterans compensation letter for Private First Class John R Cantlon, Military Police, who served with the 443rd Military Police Prisoner of War Processing Company. Enlisting on 6 November 1942, he was discharged from the Army on 23 October 1945. Entitled to the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze Stars and the Army Good Conduct Medal
vi) Second War official casualty notification form for Staff Sergeant Raymond P. Ruhling, 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, who was killed in action at Bastogne, Belgium, 10 January 1945. The 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion initially landed on Utah Beach on D-Day aboard the Liberty ship, John S Mosby. During Operation Market Garden, on 19 September 1944, the 321st took off from Welford in WACO GC-4A gliders, and landed in the vicinity of Eindhoven, Holland. In January 1945, they were present at the Defence of Bastogne, during the Battle of the Bulge, where the recipient was killed. A surveyor with the field artillery and in charge of maps, he was part of the forces of General McAuliffe, who won renown by his terse "Nuts!" to the Germans’ demand for surrender of the encircled forces at Bastogne. Sold with the recipient’s metal parachutist badge, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

The Recommendation for Joseph A. Vingiello’s Bronze Star states: ‘Joseph A. Vingiello, Private First Class, 42064034, 399th Infantry Regiment, for heroic achievement in action on 18 April 1945, in the vicinity of Unterheinreit, Germany. Private Vingiello, driver in a heavy machine gun platoon, was a member of a motorised patrol when it entered Unterheinreit and became involved in a fierce fire fight with a large enemy force. During the action he was instrumental in the capture of 16 Germans and when towards the end of the engagement observed and enemy officer trying to escape, he ran after him and succeeded in wounding the German and making him prisoner. It was later learned the officer intended to warn the German garrison in the next town and therefore, by his alertness, Private Vingiello’s unit was able to capture this town by surprise the following day. Entered military service from Brooklyn, New York.’