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A customer brought in a catalog from this company called Medals of America. [usmedals.com 800-308-0849] Not only does their catalog list every service medal in the correct order, but they have patches, minis, all sorts of things. AND they have very knowledgeable people who answered such questions as "What is the WWII abbbreviation for private?" BZZZZ Trick question, there was no such rank as private in WWII; the lowest was Private First Class, straight out of basic training [PFC] You can buy any medal except the Medal of Honor from them, ribbons too. I have made several customers very happy by replacing medals or duplicating a medal set for a second family member. I KNOW that each vet is entitled to a set of their medals free from the govt, but it takes forbloodyever to get them, and only 1 set to a family. Anyhoo....
 
I would take exception to the statement that there was no rank called Private during WWII.
I was in WWII and I was a Private for about 6 months before I was promoted to Private First Class (Pfc).
Bernie
 
I can't believe that there are not more veterans out there who know that the rank of Private was in existance during WWII. Remember the movie with Abbot and Costollo "Buck Privates"? Or Marion Hargoves book "See Here, Private Hargrove"?
There are many more references but why has no one come up to challange this?
 
You're absolutely right, Bernie!!

I challenge <strike>that</strike>&nbspthis!! :mad:

Framerguy
 
Well, what this guy said was that through basic, one was a PV1 (I think) and then was promoted to PFC. But it could have been that I got it wrong again. So now you are thinking "Why would I want to do business with someone as dumb as that?" when in reality it is just that Ellen got it garbled. (I really must take these beans from my ears....)
 
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