[78-L] A mis-informed seller? or just plain dumb?

[Mike Murray]

Can't say about the uniform proper, but the medal display is 
definitely NOT Miller's. The seller says he has been informed that 
the medals are backwards...BUT the reason they appear backwards is 
that the whole display is UPSIDE Down.

According to Arlington Nat Cemetery,
Maj. Glenn Miller earned the following awards: Bronze Star Medal, 
World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, European, 
African and Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Marksman Badge with 
Carbine and Pistol Bars.

What you see in the medal photo on eBay is that of a distinguished 
soldier, probably major or above, who had been awarded in order of 
precedence: Distinguished Service Cross:Distinguished Flying Cross 
(3); Silver Star; Air Medal(5); Purple Heart; American Defense 
Medal;Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal; 
European African Middle Eastern Medal' Asiatic Paciific Campaign 
Medal; Reserve Components Achievement Medal.

Mike


At 09:12 AM 2/23/2010 +0000,
> >
> > While this item description from that well-known on line auction 
> site is not a 78 rpm recording, it DOES contain alot of spin...
> >
> > "YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE VERY RARE WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE 
> CAPTAIN GLENN MILLER (THE FAMOUS BAND LEADER ) DRESS UNIFORM TUNIC 
> AND HAT GARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL  JUST LIKE THE DAY HE WORE IT ! ( 
> THESE WERE LONED TO GLENN BY MAJOR C.E.LEMMON FOR GLENNS LAST 
> PERFORMANCE IN THE UK . AFTER THE SHOW GLENN RETURNED THE TUNIC AND 
> HAT AND THEN LEFT THE NEXT DAY FOR PARIS FRANCE BUT HE NEVER MADE 
> IT ! HIS PLANE WHEN DOWN IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND HAS  NEVER BEEN 
> FOUND ! THIS TUNIC AND HAT (WERE BROUGHT BACK FROM THE UK BY GLENNS 
> CLOSE FREIND  COLONEL VINCE RETHMAN , HE FLEW IN 71 MISSIONS IN 
> P-38 OVER FRANCE ) , ALL IS  IN EXCELLENT CONDITION COMPLETE WITH 
> ALL WINGS MEDALS BARS !  ALL IN GREAT ORIGINAL CONDITION   !  , THE 
> JACKET IS ABOUT SIZE 42 - 44 IS  IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO 
> DAMAGE !  THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND FIND !"
> >
> > Does anyone know GM's size for these items? I suspect he was much 
> more than a 42-44. I do not know the story on his measurements, but 
> at ~ six feet tall I think 24 -44 would have been snug...
> >
> > Comments, class?
> >
> > Bill
>---------------
>You shoulda titled this "Mis-uniformed seller"!
>
>       Julian Vein
>
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