tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post2467367727809749701..comments2024-03-29T00:10:48.043-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: MEMENTOS OF WAR AND FATHERSHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-88050587456131269282013-12-04T10:50:32.810-05:002013-12-04T10:50:32.810-05:00The two on the bottom right are Croix de Guerre. O...The two on the bottom right are Croix de Guerre. One is French and I think the other is Belgian. The Order on the bottom left is probably Japanese but I haven't found out what it is yet. The medals survived but to find out the rest I'll have to dig a little deeper.<br /><br />I persistently reply without using the reply button. I don't know why.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-6265292896867339522013-12-04T10:49:19.276-05:002013-12-04T10:49:19.276-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-6337852674096030242013-12-02T12:18:06.942-05:002013-12-02T12:18:06.942-05:00My medals are in boxes, too, and that's plural...My medals are in boxes, too, and that's plural because the medals are still in the box they came in... those lil blue US gub'mint-issue thingies. My oldest gifted me with a shadow box a few years after I retired and I do have that set out for public viewing.<br /><br />Your grandfather had some impressive looking medals, including a few I can't identify but assume are of foreign origin.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com