Medal, Commemorative
Object number2013.99.1 a-c
Date1944-1945
MediumBronze/Fabric/Metal
Credit LineGift of Vincent F. Kolo and Joseph W. Kolo, Jr.
DescriptionBronze Star medal with ribbon button decoration and blue box.Dimensions(a) Height: 2.75 ; Width: 1.5(b) H/W: .5 ; Length: ~<.75; Depth: .25
(c) H: 6.5 ; W: 3.5; D (closed): 1; D (open): 7
Inscriptions(a)
Reverse: embossed in circle: "HEROIC OR MERITORIOUS"; "ACHIEVEMENT".
(c)
Text on center of top: "BRONZE STAR / MEDAL".
Historical NotesBronze star medal with box belonging to Joseph W. "Kolo" Kolodeychak. Joseph W. Kolodeychak (Kolo) was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He joined the National Guard after high school and then went into active service during WWII. He was a technical sergeant in the Army, a radio section chief in the 28th Division Artillery. He received the bronze star, along with other members of his company, for meritorious service from July 30, 1944, to May 8, 1945, with military operations against the enemy in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. Kolodeychak sent Morse Code and many fake messages as part of the 'Patton Deception' to mislead German troops in the lead-up to the Normandy invasion. The last major conflict he was in was the Battle of the Bulge.
Previous owner
Joseph W. Kolodeychak
(born 1922)
Related institution
United States Army
Related institution
28th Infantry Division
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1944-1945
c. 1945
c. 1950
1942-1945
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