Name/Title
Myron Freund hat and insigniaEntry/Object ID
2022.47.01Description
Collection of military items thought to belong to Myron Edwin Freund of Allegan.
1.Vietnam War Service Cap: 7 1/8 size, 100% Wool, Serial Name: 3R17774213
2. Vietnam War Service Cap Medal Pin
3. U-S-Army-MARKSMAN-Sharpshooter-BADGE-with-Three-Bars-EXPERT-RIFLE-M-14
4. Vietnam War Soldiers Belt
5. Freund’s Soldiers Name Pin
6. Two 50 caliber machine gun casings
DM=Des Moines Ordnance Plant-Ankeny, Iowa/4 inches
LC= Lowell Ordnance Plant-Milwaukee, Wisconsin/5.2 inches
7. 1936 Apostle of Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus charm
8. small, circular photograph of woman
9. Soldier’s Meyer Insignia made by New York Meyer Armed Forces Equipment
10. Fourteen Private first class Military rank United States Army patches
11. Three US Army 86th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a black hawk with spread wings on a red field
12. Two Private first class Military rank United States Army enlisted rank insignia
13. Specialist United States Army Military rank
14. 5 military straps with Freund’s last name on them
15. Soldiers knap sack strap with Freund’s last name
16. Strap with U.S. Army imprinted on it
17. (set) 3 boot decorative cords or blouser bands or blousing straps
18. Three Soldier’s handkerchief with Army Pins: U.S. army Enlisted Infantry, Army US Officer Collar Device, Signal Corps insignia
Inventory and labels created by Alec Butler, MLIS, SDHC volunteer archivist, June 14, 2022.Acquisition
Accession
2022.47Source or Donor
Terrien, DemetrheaAcquisition Method
DonationNotes
A note accompanying the items said "some in our church died and we held a garage sale. People found these items and thought you or someone should take a look."
The church was the Douglas United Church of Christ (DUCC). According to note author Demetrhea Terrien, (telephone interview, June 22, 2022) during the covid pandemic, two church members, Dale and Ted, took Mr. Freund into their home in Allegan for hospice care rather than have Mr. Freund be sent to a hospice in Detroit. After Mr. Freund's passing, the church learned that Mr. Freund had bequeathed the contents of his van (he was homeless) and perhaps a shed to the church. During the subsequent estate sale, a local historian Anna Marie Cox noticed the military items and directed Demetrhea Terrien to bring them to the SDHC. Mr. Freund had children but the relationship was estranged.Location
Box
128 Myron Freund Military ItemsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Freund, Myron Edwin 1949-2020General Notes
Note
Military service records requested on Jun 22 by Sally Winthers
Your Service Request Number: 2-26735442355
Be sure to monitor your spam and junk folders for emails from @nara.gov.Create Date
June 15, 2022Update Date
July 4, 2022
