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Argus Dorlin Snow is the son of William 'Billy' & Lydia California (Henderson) Snow.
He is the husband of Monte 'Mina' (Vaughn) Snow. Together they had two sons, Larry Dorlin & Phillip Alan.
Argus was a private first class in Battery C of the 270th Field Artillery, United States Army during World War II
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The five bronze stars that you can see on the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal are: Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Normandy, and Northern France. He also received two Good Conduct Medals which is why there is a bronze knot on the bar. According to stories from mom he probably should have also received a Purple Heart Medal because he was wounded by shrapnel and was in a field hospital. His unit was shipping out and he didn't want to be left behind so some of his buddies "liberated" him and so no paper work was ever done! Not that he cared about that in the least, he just wanted to stay with his "brothers".
Per Phil, 6.01.2019
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Working with Argus' son, Phil, my cousin, we were able to identify all of his dad's ribbons and badges.
He was awarded the following:
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Distinguished Service Cross ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ American Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal was awarded for active duty service before the United States entry into World War II.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ WWII Victory Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Good Conduct Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.
Officially, the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each soldier who distinguishes himself/herself from among his/her fellow soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service.e medal was designed by Mr. Joseph Kiselewski and approved by the Secretary of War on 30 October 1942.
The eagle, with wings spread, denotes vigilance and superiority.
The horizontal sword denotes loyalty,
The book represents knowledge acquired and ability gained.
On the reverse, the lone star denotes merit.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
"Dad received a Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar. Shouldn't surprise us much with the experience they had squirrel hunting in the woods. "
Phil, 06.02.2019
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Argus Dorlin Snow is the son of William 'Billy' & Lydia California (Henderson) Snow.
He is the husband of Monte 'Mina' (Vaughn) Snow. Together they had two sons, Larry Dorlin & Phillip Alan.
Argus was a private first class in Battery C of the 270th Field Artillery, United States Army during World War II
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The five bronze stars that you can see on the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal are: Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Normandy, and Northern France. He also received two Good Conduct Medals which is why there is a bronze knot on the bar. According to stories from mom he probably should have also received a Purple Heart Medal because he was wounded by shrapnel and was in a field hospital. His unit was shipping out and he didn't want to be left behind so some of his buddies "liberated" him and so no paper work was ever done! Not that he cared about that in the least, he just wanted to stay with his "brothers".
Per Phil, 6.01.2019
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Working with Argus' son, Phil, my cousin, we were able to identify all of his dad's ribbons and badges.
He was awarded the following:
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Distinguished Service Cross ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ American Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal was awarded for active duty service before the United States entry into World War II.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ WWII Victory Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Good Conduct Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.
Officially, the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each soldier who distinguishes himself/herself from among his/her fellow soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service.e medal was designed by Mr. Joseph Kiselewski and approved by the Secretary of War on 30 October 1942.
The eagle, with wings spread, denotes vigilance and superiority.
The horizontal sword denotes loyalty,
The book represents knowledge acquired and ability gained.
On the reverse, the lone star denotes merit.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
"Dad received a Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar. Shouldn't surprise us much with the experience they had squirrel hunting in the woods. "
Phil, 06.02.2019
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Argus Dorlin Snow is the son of William 'Billy' & Lydia California (Henderson) Snow.
He is the husband of Monte 'Mina' (Vaughn) Snow. Together they had two sons, Larry Dorlin & Phillip Alan.
Argus was a private first class in Battery C of the 270th Field Artillery, United States Army during World War II
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The five bronze stars that you can see on the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal are: Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Normandy, and Northern France. He also received two Good Conduct Medals which is why there is a bronze knot on the bar. According to stories from mom he probably should have also received a Purple Heart Medal because he was wounded by shrapnel and was in a field hospital. His unit was shipping out and he didn't want to be left behind so some of his buddies "liberated" him and so no paper work was ever done! Not that he cared about that in the least, he just wanted to stay with his "brothers".
Per Phil, 6.01.2019
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Working with Argus' son, Phil, my cousin, we were able to identify all of his dad's ribbons and badges.
He was awarded the following:
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Distinguished Service Cross ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ American Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal was awarded for active duty service before the United States entry into World War II.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ WWII Victory Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Good Conduct Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.
Officially, the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each soldier who distinguishes himself/herself from among his/her fellow soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service.e medal was designed by Mr. Joseph Kiselewski and approved by the Secretary of War on 30 October 1942.
The eagle, with wings spread, denotes vigilance and superiority.
The horizontal sword denotes loyalty,
The book represents knowledge acquired and ability gained.
On the reverse, the lone star denotes merit.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
"Dad received a Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar. Shouldn't surprise us much with the experience they had squirrel hunting in the woods. "
Phil, 06.02.2019
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Argus Dorlin Snow is the son of William 'Billy' & Lydia California (Henderson) Snow.
He is the husband of Monte 'Mina' (Vaughn) Snow. Together they had two sons, Larry Dorlin & Phillip Alan.
Argus was a private first class in Battery C of the 270th Field Artillery, United States Army during World War II
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The five bronze stars that you can see on the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal are: Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Normandy, and Northern France. He also received two Good Conduct Medals which is why there is a bronze knot on the bar. According to stories from mom he probably should have also received a Purple Heart Medal because he was wounded by shrapnel and was in a field hospital. His unit was shipping out and he didn't want to be left behind so some of his buddies "liberated" him and so no paper work was ever done! Not that he cared about that in the least, he just wanted to stay with his "brothers".
Per Phil, 6.01.2019
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Working with Argus' son, Phil, my cousin, we were able to identify all of his dad's ribbons and badges.
He was awarded the following:
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Distinguished Service Cross ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ American Campaign Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal was awarded for active duty service before the United States entry into World War II.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ WWII Victory Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Good Conduct Medal ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.
Officially, the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each soldier who distinguishes himself/herself from among his/her fellow soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service.e medal was designed by Mr. Joseph Kiselewski and approved by the Secretary of War on 30 October 1942.
The eagle, with wings spread, denotes vigilance and superiority.
The horizontal sword denotes loyalty,
The book represents knowledge acquired and ability gained.
On the reverse, the lone star denotes merit.
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
"Dad received a Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar. Shouldn't surprise us much with the experience they had squirrel hunting in the woods. "
Phil, 06.02.2019
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