Original U.S. WWII 3rd Infantry Division Purple Heart & Soldiers Medal Grouping to Sergeant Charles K. Oxley, 30th Infantry Regiment - Engraved Gov’t Replacement Medals
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Original Items. One-of-a-Kind Group. This is the extensive medal & research group of Sergeant Charles K. Oxley, Anti-Tank Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, who was wounded in action in Italy on December 22nd, 1944. This outstanding grouping consists of 10 medals including an official government replacement Purple Heart & Bronze Star Medal, both government-engraved to Oxley, and his original WWII Soldier’s Medal, rim-numbered 2185. The group also comes with several re-printed photos of Oxley with small display pieces.
The citation for his Soldier’s Medal reads:
On the morning of February 20th, 1944, when German bombardment set fire to three one-and-one half prime movers loaded with ammunition in an assembly area, Pvt. Oxley immediately jumped on one vehicle and began throwing burning ammunition off in an effort to halt the blaze and save the truck. Unable to extinguish the flames, he ran to a nearby quarter-ton truck and drove it from the danger area. Returning to the damaged prime mover, he attempted but was unable to move it from its position 40 feet from other blazing vehicles. His fearless efforts and disregard of exploding ammunition and flying debris helped to save vital fighting equipment.
This fantastic medal grouping includes:
- Soldier’s Medal rim-numbered 2185.
- Government reissue Purple Heart Medal engraved CHARLES K OXLEY.
- Government reissue Bronze Star Medal engraved CHARLES K OXLEY.
- American Campaign Medal
- American Defense Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- WWII Victory Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- French Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with Psalm
- 1944 French Liberation Medal
- Combat Infantryman Badge, Marked Sterling.
- US & Infantry Collar discs.
- 3rd Infantry Division patch
- 30th IR “Our Country Not Ourselves" Rock of the Marne DI pins, pair.
- Technical Sergeant chevron
- Five overseas chevrons.
- Ruptured Duck discharge patch and pin
- French Fourragère Cord
- Original photo of Oxley in uniform with patch & oversea stripes showing.
- Original newspaper article denoting Oxley’s awarding of Soldier’s Medal
- Some research display bits.
Charles Key Oxley was born on September 27th, 1920 in Hayti, Missouri. He moved to Flint, Michigan at a young age and grew up there. He first enlisted in the Army on January 19th, 1941, and when the U.S. joined World War II, he was assigned to the Anti-Tank Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He fought overseas in the European Theater and was wounded in Italy on December 22nd, 1944. He was awarded the Soldier’s Medal and Bronze Star for bravery in the field, and returned home to the U.S., being discharged on June 27th, 1945. He passed away on August 31st, 1989 at the age of 68.
This is a fantastic medal group with tons of research potential. Comes ready for further research and display.
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