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I posted on Facebook too - let us know in advance if you're going to the Show of Shows so we can set up a meet n' greet. I was lucky enough to run into Mae and Othais from CnRsenal there!
Thank you for addressing the "fake" issue that plagues these shows. There are several videos on this very subject where many channels go into stunning detail. You can't just be careful, you have to be extremely careful. Again, thank you for addressing this right up front. It gave me a lot of respect toward what you do.
I have a pretty strong opinion about the guys who knowingly push out the fake stuff. I didn't even buy anything at my first show because I was so locked up about whether stuff was real or not. Very important to find people who you can trust.
Glad to see you are a collector as well. It is an honor to be the keeper of historical artifacts! I never tire of looking at such items. I wish they could speak. Thank you for introducing us to people like Erik and Joey. Enjoy Joeys channel very much. Humbling lessons.
J.D. I gotta tell you I never grow tired of your videos. Almost have Momma talked into redoing the BOB tour with me as a celebration of her birthday ha ha.
The Oak Leaves and Swords was the augmentation awarded to a three-time recipient of the Knight's Cross. Receiving both classes of the Iron Cross was a prerequisite for the Knight's Cross, and the medals were reauthorized for every conflict.
What a interesting day...you said something like "that guy's RU-vid channel puts yours to a shame" idk I've never seen his but I find your voice & ability to tell stories in my opinion makes your You tube channel one of the finest
I had the honor to meet Frank back in 2004 in Norfolk, Virginia reunion. We talked for awhile a very humble, polite man. Talked about when he got shot and what the movie portrayed and what actually happened to him! A great experience for me that I’ll never forget ! Thanks for sharing!!
I couldn't help but think of my brother. He would have loved this show. We used to do gun shows and there were memorabilia dealers there. He had quite a nice collection of guns and uniforms from WWII, and mannikins to put them on. There was more than one occasion I would be going downstairs and run into Ralph the Mannikin lurking just around the corner giving me a heart attack. We used to go looking for stuff at a place that used to be in Galveston called Colonel Bubbee's. That guy had 3 floors of all sorts of things from uniforms, patches and such from all over the world to things like shark repellent and dive helmets. Love the haul you picked up and I want to see the stuff Eric got. I'm also going to be contacting Snafu docs because I need a bit of help with some tracking down on my family. Thanks for those tips!
I so wish such a showing would come within a comfortable driving distance from Atlanta, Georgia for an older person who can't get around as well as he once could. I am thankful for the internet and the RU-vid videos that show us what things were all about. The History Traveler and SNAFU DOCS are my favorite go-to videos. It feels so exciting to be in the footsteps of these great fighters that have saved our world from destruction.
i have learned a lot from you and these videos man, but this one takes the cake! as a KY native i had no clue this was a show we had here. i am making plans now to try and attend the next one if it comes back! excellent work and presentation my friend, as always!
I am so glad we have as much as we do of items from history still that could have easily been tossed away in past years. The articles speak for themselves.
Wow J.D., you have absolutely convinced me that the mom n pops local museums are among the best as far as civil war and sorta weirdly the ww2 stuff that you'll see at the Gettysburg history museum. I am very grateful for this. Please keep doing this!
The S of S is very nice, but the twice-a-year show in Ciney, Belgium is second to none. La Gleize, Belgium has a huge outdoor show around father's day every year. (At least before Covid.)
My grandson is very interested in helmets from WWII. He also is very knowledgeable a out weapons. My daddy fought in the Pacific and repaired the phones on the battlefield. He was a Tech Sgt II. I have his jacket and only a fee of his medals. I wish I had them along with his commendation letters for volunteering to go into battle fields in place of married soldiers and soldiers with children. I'd love to have a phone like he might have repaired. He passed in 1961 when I was 6 so I never got to talk to him about it. But I'm very proud of him. My uncle John lost his left leg in the war. Thank you for keeping our history alive.
I am in the process of trying tp replace medals that my father earned. He never talked about his time in the war so I never knew that there were medals due. I never saw any or heard of any. I discovered invfo about the 4 or 5 medals that he was awarded when I closely examined his discharge papers for another issue that I had about his service. I contacted my US Congresswoman about it and included a copy of the paperwork. She got back to me to say that she has opened a case with the department of army along with the defense department. It is a time consuming process and has to go through the proper channels but the congresswoman is very confident that the medals will be given to my family. So you should contact your congress person and inquire about getting what your father earned and deserves. Good luck. I thank your father for his service and sacrifice. RIP
Sad thing is I don't have his paperwork. I don't remember seeing them in my mother's trunk where his commendation letters were. I have the trunk now but when she gave it to me it was empty. It's possible she threw them out. I also no longer live in the state where we were from. Would I contact that state? I appreciate what info you can give me. I appreciate your father for his service as well. The things these men saw I'm sure affected them in ways we could never understand.
@@rebeccasciutto2722 I would contact your congress person where you live now. They can direct you in the right direction. In my case I called the local office of my congress woman and they told me what I should do to start the case. I am sure there are ways to get copies of your father's paperwork. Just be prepared to wait because this will take time because everything has to go through channels. Good luck and don't take no for an answer.
Another one of the biggest shows, is this weekend in Mansfield Ohio, Civil War and WW2, over 800 tables. Could be a great opportunity for an episode, you could also hit the Mansfield Correctional Institution where Shawshank Redemption was filmed.
9:27 I am a Google Earth addict and immediately went to the address on the dog tag to view that house. Doesn't look like it has changed much at all from the 1940's.
JD, for those of us that would want to go to the Show of Shows one day to get some artifacts, can you give us an idea of what the items that you purchased cost? I would do anything for a flag like the one you got but I doubt I'd ever be able to afford it.
There’s just something handsome about that tunic from the Great War! From a time when uniforms still had style and (dare I say ? ) panache!! A Fantastic get! Good on ya.
Beautiful additions to your collection! You have good taste. I have been to several Civil War shows. It helps to go with a focus. Otherwise, it can be overwhelming.
Have you ever been to Reading, PA in June they have WWII weekend at the reading airport every year . Its one of the biggest air shows on the east coast . I have been going every year since I was a little kid . Its amazing , they have artifacts , reenactments, old WWII planes, Jeeps, tanks , guns . You name it they got it . Its a great place too for people that like to collect , they have merchants on site as well . Id say check it out this year if you havent been to it yet .
JD! Why do you do this to me? I am militaria novice but that show would put me a nerd uphoria. Very cool stuff. Erik is a nerds best friend. Montcalm and Carillon!
Thanks! I've had some people say that they've been involuntarily unsubscribed or that the episodes haven't been popping up in their feed. Glad that you enjoyed it!
Outstanding 1st Divison uniform! I collect as many AEF tunics as I possibly can. And still struggle to this day to find a decent 1st Divison to fill my collection. It would've been even more extraordinary if your uniforms left collar disc had the exact Infantry Regiment aswell. Great finds! You have good tastes when it comes to collecting
Seriously cool episode JD! Wow I don’t know where to start! Love that you met up with SNAFU Docs there! Cool! That signed flag!!! (I admit I’m jealous of that….) what a cool find!
Fun fact! Jared Frederick, one of the authors of Hang Tough, has a youtube channel called 'Reel History' that does historic breakdowns of history & cultural movies.
JD I always enjoy you videos. Last weekend here In Texas we had an air show. Too many planes to mention. But I took my grandson we were allowed to walk in a C-47 like a D Day paratroopers. In the movies it looks bigger I was shocked on how thin the skin was on it. I think a daisy bb would go through it. Thanks for pointing out 42nd Rainbow Division why my father was a part of.
I've been watching the channel for a while now, going through each and every video, and one thing puzzles me. How did these soldiers, out in the middle of nowhere, mist of rubble, battle and all that, manage to box up and ship all these artifacts to safely arrive back home? I'm surprised no one shipped a jeep back home - piece by piece! lol
The sunset patch you did not point out is the 41st infantry division. Now it is the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. I was a part of the 41st Infantry Brigade, Oregon Army National Guard.
Seeing WW1 gear makes me think of John Walton on Walton's TV show talk about WW1 when he served which gose how people were during time period . Great show wow like going to train shows rare items have watch for fakes there also . Great finds added to your collection JD .
Howdy and Guten Morgen, I always love watching your channel. I am really interested in history and in particular WW2 history because I had basically my American grandfather fighting his way through Europe into Nazi Germany and my German grandfather fighting in France against the US troops under General Patton. Looking forward to more interesting videos. Stay safe and peace ☮️🕊️🌍🌎🌏
looks like a must see military show. if you are back in europe, maybe you can go to the military show in Ciney (Belgium), the biggest in Europe. also a great show to visit.
I have a modest collection of WW1/WW2 rifles. There is something about touching historical pieces that brings you closer to the events and people that lived them. You’ve recently witnessed history in the making. I hope and pray the good guys come out on top of that conflict. 🇺🇦
I've been twice and each time have come away with some great stuff. Next up is an SD FJ helmet! Fingers crossed🤞🏻. Gotta convince the wife though too 😅 I recommend Helmut Weitze's table as well. He and a colleague of his named Andreas Dorn will educate you in anything you see at their table. I've visited their shop in Hamburg Germany as well. Fantastic artifacts and so much more to see in person in Germany at his shop than he can feasibly bring to the show.
Weize has a good reputation and he is highly reliable. He would not sell a "turkey platter" on his booth, since the germans didn´t eat turkey in the 30s. And AH was vegetarian.
Nice video. 👏 Wish our family had kept some surplus my Dad acquired after ww2: wire sound recorder, wired field telephones, big aerial camera. I do still have a signal corps canvas & leather satchel, and a couple of issued bayonets. . . . Today, I have assembled my own extensive collection of ww2 clocks from aircraft & ships.
Looks like Freedom Hall Convention center or Kentucky Exposition Center. If its Freedom Hall Its next to 6 flags Kentucky kingdom. Or that's what the amusement park used to be called. Great video. Now a subscriber.
I immediately know if someone is ignorant about history when they believe someone who has a German WW2 item likes Nazism. I collect German helmets and that hobby started out from my love of WW2 history and when I inherited my uncle's luftwaffe helmet he sent back from France in late 1944 or 1945. He was a medic in the 9th AAC and sent it back as a souvenir among other things.
Believe me.....there are a lot of people who are ignorant about history. Hopefully people are sharing these videos out so that we can all push back on that ignorance just a bit. Thanks for watching.
I had only heard of the D Day anti-gas treatment on uniforms one other time. An officer from the Canadian Queen's Own Rifles regiment said their landing craft pulled up to Juno beach and he told his men "Follow me!" as he stepped off the landing craft ramp and promptly sank into eight feet of water! He said the soaking made his uniform stiff as a board because of the anti-gas treatment it had received. Virtually everyone who went onshore on D Day got that treatment on their uniforms. Ha, ha! 💥🤔😂👌
@@TheHistoryUnderground He told the story a bit sheepishly. But he could appreciate the humour of the moment and laughed when he told the story! The interview is somewhere here on RU-vid but I couldn't begin to tell you where. Maybe someday when you have a ton of time on your hands you can type Queen's Own Rifles interviews in the Search bar and maybe find it. 😂
Nice video. I've been to the sos show several times. It's great show. I've met Thomas Whittman as well. I watch his unboxing videos every week. Thanks for posting I enjoyed it
Wow,that is a huge "meatball" flag. I reckon its probably all silk,as I understand that most all flags and parashoots were made of...before nylon or polyester lol
Very cool. I love WW1 stuff too. Love WW1 and 2 history. Great channel . I had a great uncle who was captured after the glider he was in on d day crashed. He was a POW and tried to escape 3 times and the third time was shot and a German doctor saved his life. 💗
I honored to have my great uncles Pearl Harbor grouping. USS Phoenix. 1 of 2 ships to escape the harbor that day. I have the homemade backgammon game with the ships name on it. And the container has the ships name on it. Ship was sunk in the Faulkin island war. Have all of his documents and dagtags. Just honered to have his historic colection...
