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I am trying to find anyone who knew Lantie. I met him in Memphis and would like to hear from anybody who knew him. Not sure how I go about it. Can you please help?
Katie Campbell [kcglc12@yahoo.com]
https://www.popasmoke.com/visions/image.php?source=1112
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2005-07-05 21:04
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LCpl Lantie Harris, HMM-362, KIA 681011
https://www.popasmoke.com/kia/incidents.php?incident_id=187&conflict_id=24
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Katie Campbell
Date: Dec 31, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: Wally, I need help on something please
To: "usmc81@gmail.com"
I need some answers on something and would like to post it on popasmoke but not sure how so I am asking you to do it for me if it's ok.
While I was doing research on Lantie I was able to get ahold of some of his Military records. Anyway yesterday I got a package in the mail from Department of Navy...Retired Records Division. When I opened it there was this letter that said:
"A review of the record indicates entitlement to the following awards".
Air Medal (12) which I think means he flew on 12 missions.
Bronze Star Medal w/Combat "V"
How do I find out what he did to earn the Bronze Star? Nowhere in the records that I have show what he did to earn that? Is that an award that's given out as a rule? Also I would like someone to explain to me how it is 39 years later they are just now sending these two awards???? I would have thought they would have been sent to the family along with the body.
Is there someone in the Ugly Angels that would know? I asked some of the guys he flew with and nobody seems to know. Can you ask in the forum for me how do I go about finding out or if this is a medal that everybody who was killed got?
Posted : 2007-01-02 22:44
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From: Alan H Barbour
Date: Jan 1, 2007 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Wally, I need help on something please
To: usmc81@gmail.com
Wally,
An Air Medal was awarded for every 20 combat missions as an air crew member. I would interpret Air Medal (12) as representing a minimum of 240 combat missions. The Bronze Star with Combat V is awarded for heroism on the ground. It is the equivalent of the Single Mission Air Medal, which is for service in the air. He earned both according to his records - the Bronze Star is awarded only for individual heroism.
I would assume that the medals were shipped due to a request for records, possibly by Katie. Other possibility is that no one had ever asked for them before.
Al
Posted : 2007-01-02 22:45
