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189 - INDOCHINA INSIGNIA. Collection of documents, insignia, and decorations belonging to A.R., including various papers, a booklet, and decorations such as a military medal, the 1939 War Cross with three silver stars, the Vietnamese Cross of Valor, the Military Merit Medal, ribbon bars, ID tag, dog tags, mementos from the Liberation, a piece of a U.S. parachute, a cigarette case with the 110th Infantry Regiment insignia, embarkation form for the “Pasteur” with insignia, French flag with regimental lapel insignia, adjutant’s shoulder insignia, etc. A.R., class of 1940, enlisted as a volunteer in 1938, served in the 1939–1940 campaign, then from 1943 to 1945 with the 9th Zouaves, was in Algeria in 1942, took part in the liberation of Corsica in 1943, followed by campaigns in France and Germany; served in Indochina from 1951 to 1953, belonging to the “Tiểu đoàn” (TD) of the 16th BVN (Vietnamese Battalion), and ended his career as a warrant officer. During this time, he amassed a significant collection of nearly 150 regimental insignia, including many from Vietnamese units, which were sold following his retirement.
INDOCHINA INSIGNIA. Collection of documents, insignia, and decorations belonging to A.R., including various papers, a booklet, and decorations such as a military medal, the 1939 War Cross with three silver stars, the Vietnamese Cross of Valor, the Military Merit Medal, ribbon bars, ID tag, dog tags, mementos from the Liberation, a piece of a U.S. parachute, a cigarette case with the 110th Infantry Regiment insignia, embarkation form for the “Pasteur” with insignia, French flag with regimental lapel insignia, adjutant’s shoulder insignia, etc. A.R., class of 1940, enlisted as a volunteer in 1938, served in the 1939–1940 campaign, then from 1943 to 1945 with the 9th Zouaves, was in Algeria in 1942, took part in the liberation of Corsica in 1943, followed by campaigns in France and Germany; served in Indochina from 1951 to 1953, belonging to the “Tiểu đoàn” (TD) of the 16th BVN (Vietnamese Battalion), and ended his career as a warrant officer. During this time, he amassed a significant collection of nearly 150 regimental insignia, including many from Vietnamese units, which were sold following his retirement.