Hi Kate,
No problem, we're here to help each other.
Thanks for the additonal information on your father.
You know you can ask for his military record in Missouri (National Personnel Records Center)?
A bronze arrowhead denotes he participated in an amphibious assault. As the 14th Armored Division landed at Marseille, France, on 29 October 1944, your father probably was with another unit before that date as he was in . His military record will reveal what units he was in.
I think he might have been transferred to the 14th Armored Division either around the end of 1944 or at war's end.
Maybe he didn't have enough points to return with his former unit to the US and had to stay on occupational duty in 1945 (The 14th Armored Division was inactivated on 16 September 1945.).
Some little bits of information regarding your father's unit and the 14th Armored Division:
14th Armored Division - order of battle & staff
Hopefully, this helps a little.
Erwin
Hi all
This information helps a lot I did not know what the bronze arrowhead denoted and now that you say that my father spoke a tiny bit about a beach landing but and forgive me I may be completely confused because I was very young I thought he had said something about normandy and paratroopers coming in with them. Thats the only thing I remember,again he could have been speaking of something he was not part of. I have a couple questions if anyone has an answer Is a report of seperation the same as discharge papers? When an honorable discharge says government conveniencewhat does that mean and finally I would love to post pictures is this the appropriate place to do that? Sorry for so many questions I am just very new to all of this
Kate