I just have a few bits left from dad‘s service and I really don’t have many photographs of him because no one in our family was a photographer.
I can’t tell you what the different ribbons are. I only recognize the ones from National Defense, Vietnam, and World War II, Because of the medals.
Dad retired over 50 years ago & these haven’t seen a spot of polish since.
I see the good conduct medal has 3 knots on the ribbon. I’m not sure what they stand for but he was in the Navy, Army Air Corps, and the Air Force.
The Vietnam ribbon has two stars. Maybe has to do with serving overseas and in a forward combat zone.
I don’t know about the blue ribbon with the three oak leaves, or any of the others.
Right before he retired in ‘74 he got a commendation for “superior computer programming.”
And then they froze all the promotions and kicked everybody out, because the war was over.
Good thing for me, because in ‘73 I could’ve been drafted. I turned 18 and I had drawn a mid-number.
Anyhow Dad got a nice job with the county as a programmer analyst. I got calls and letters from recruiters but I wasn’t interested.
My mom was in the family services for years. Listening to all the service wives complain about the hardships over the years soured me on the whole idea of a military career.