Original U.S. WWII 44th & 95th Infantry Division Bronze Star & Purple Heart Medal Grouping - 71st Infantry Regiment - Louis Frank Szaniszlo
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Original Items. One-of-a-Kind Group. This is the lovely grouping of Louis Frank Szaniszlo, 71st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, who was wounded by shrapnel on November 18th, 1944. The grouping includes his dog tag, his medals, patches, and insignia.
The grouping includes:
- Szaniszlo’s dog tag on its chain with a small religious pendant.
- 44th ID Patch & 95th ID Patch
- Purple Heart in Original Presentation Case with pin. Not engraved or numbered.
- Bronze Heart in Original Presentation Case with pin. Not engraved or numbered.
- Good Conduct Medal in Original Presentation Case with pin. Not engraved or numbered.
- Combat Infantry Badge with black felt backing, nice example.
- Two DUI insignia for the 71st Infantry Regiment, lovely enamel.
- A Ladder medal with bars for Expert, Rifle, Hand Grenade, and Auto. Rifle. Rare.
- Two-place ribbon bar with Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
- Collar discs and two Ruptured duck patches, along with overseas stripes.
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.
This is a lovely grouping, ready for further research and display.
In World War II, the 71st, consisting of three battalions, was part of the 44th Infantry Division, which assembled at Fort Lewis, Washington. Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion was detached to take part in the retaking of Attu Island in the Aleutian campaign. The 102d Engr Bn (CBT) also had its Company C serving in the Pacific Campaign.
Sergeant Charles A. MacGillivary of the 71st received the Medal of Honor for actions during the German Ardennes offensive of December 1944 near Woelfling, France, near the German border. On January 1, 1945, Sergeant MacGillivary was serving as company commander because of casualties among the officers. Ammunition was low and the company was pinned down. MacGillivary set out on his own to destroy the German machine guns menacing his company. He carried a sub-machine gun and grenades; when his submachine gun ran out of ammunition, he picked up a discarded German weapon and continued the attack. MacGillivary wiped out six German positions and killed or wounded 36 enemy. While attacking the last machine gun position, his left arm was severed by machine gun fire.
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