Item Description
Original Items: Only One Available. Sergeant Harold R. Chase (ASN:6904378) was born on November 22, 1922 in Gilboa, New York and enlisted in the United States Army as a Heavy Machine Gunner on May 8, 1939 in Albany, New York. He was assigned to Company I of the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. During his time with the 18th Infantry, he received a Bronze Star for heroism at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, he received a Silver Star for risking his life to save another wounded soldier on October 24, 1944 and received a Purple Heart for wounds received on November 19, 1944.
Included in this grouping are the following items:
- Purple Heart Medal with 2 ribbons and Presentation Box: Rim Numbered 330398
- Silver Star Medal: No Markings, Medal Will Be In Bronze Star Presentation Box
- Bronze Star Medal with Ribbon and Lapel Pin and Presentation Box: No Markings
- Citations for both the Bronze Star and Silver Star!
- Various Documents from Civil Service Commission, banks and other Veteran Organizations
- Enlistment and Discharge document copies
- Original Army Separation Records
- “Organization Day” booklet which contains a brief history of the 18th Regiment and has a muster roll for each company, dated May 3, 1941.
- Promotion Warrant for Sergeant
- Wallet size discharge papers
- Post Card sent to parents
- Original orders for 18th Infantry, dated August 1, 1944
- Various personal photographs while in uniform
- Newspaper clipping for when he was awarded the Bronze Star
All Documents Are In Plastic Sheet Protectors
This is a wonderful grouping for a genuine American hero of the 2nd World War and comes ready to display in your collection!
Brief History of the 18th Infantry
The 18th Infantry is a Regular Army regiment that was organized at the beginning of the American Civil War and has seen combat in every major conflict since then with the exception of the Korean War.
The 18th is a component unit of the 1st Infantry Division and has been since World War I. The 18th Infantry Regiment saw more combat in World War II than most other units of its size. The 18th Infantry participated in three major invasions (Algeria, Sicily, and Normandy), along with several other major North African/European battles (Tunisia, Aachen, Hürtgen Forest, Ardennes, and the Ruhr Pocket). After a bloody learning process in their first actions in North Africa, the senior officers of the 18th Infantry used initiative, flexibility, and creativity to create a cohesive combat unit that went on to defeat its Vichy French, Italian, and German opponents.
The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members – the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.
The Silver Star
The Silver Star Medal is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. The Silver Star Medal is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (3⁄16 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, during World War I. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal.
Authorization for the Silver Star Medal was placed into law by an Act of Congress for the U.S. Navy on August 7, 1942, and an Act of Congress for the U.S. Army on December 15, 1942. The current statutory authorization for the medal is Title 10 of the United States Code, 10 U.S.C. § 7276 for the U.S. Army, 10 U.S.C. § 8294 for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, and 10 U.S.C. § 9276 for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Army awards the medal as the "Silver Star". The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard award the medal as the "Silver Star Medal". Since 21 December 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) refers to the decoration as the "Silver Star Medal".
The Bronze Star
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
When the medal is awarded by the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, the Combat "V" is authorized for wear on the medal.
Officers from the other Uniformed Services of the United States are eligible to receive this award, as are foreign soldiers who have served with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Civilians serving with U.S. military forces in combat are also eligible for the award. For example, UPI reporter Joe Galloway was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device during the Vietnam War for rescuing a badly wounded soldier under fire in the Battle of Ia Drang, in 1965. Another civilian recipient was writer Ernest Hemingway.
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