tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16716105970080570872024-03-05T14:12:09.694-08:00Philip ConpenelisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-41133268577611249412009-07-22T05:46:00.000-07:002009-07-22T05:49:35.603-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJzA-j6FN8fDqSKtMsJLMB6yZ9M1leCamkIqmdjRvrczF36wKBJPQA7e9x52TQbwXEsFwLCm1gYsCuND2RLXf5ixqjh1KIJwqQTFVrupepI-LXYw-4u71oBfxjtNfVzV8SLQDBnkUqBYX/s1600-h/PhilipWW1Gear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJzA-j6FN8fDqSKtMsJLMB6yZ9M1leCamkIqmdjRvrczF36wKBJPQA7e9x52TQbwXEsFwLCm1gYsCuND2RLXf5ixqjh1KIJwqQTFVrupepI-LXYw-4u71oBfxjtNfVzV8SLQDBnkUqBYX/s200/PhilipWW1Gear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361265230529052882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sgt. Philip Conpenelis</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battery 'E' 106th Field Artillery</span><br /><br />Prior to serving in the army, his home address was at 126 N.Division St. in Buffalo NY.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-6973169381774855062009-07-18T11:46:00.000-07:002009-07-18T11:52:34.718-07:00Jewelry: Small mosaic-pin, "made in Italy"<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kbCGeYT2DVkE9wg60ivkXmD2Yp0i0cXjipxdIVSv9RU-dF4odDE9iJOb3JPgXbElTGySBisD_mCi3AfpDO0hgiaacTYbOGQxZ0bj_zrwxVVMEC-oiv3QkQnHkV9t7MYaZaDfdEJc5DUE/s1600-h/Pin+madeItaly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kbCGeYT2DVkE9wg60ivkXmD2Yp0i0cXjipxdIVSv9RU-dF4odDE9iJOb3JPgXbElTGySBisD_mCi3AfpDO0hgiaacTYbOGQxZ0bj_zrwxVVMEC-oiv3QkQnHkV9t7MYaZaDfdEJc5DUE/s200/Pin+madeItaly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359873662708770178" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kbCGeYT2DVkE9wg60ivkXmD2Yp0i0cXjipxdIVSv9RU-dF4odDE9iJOb3JPgXbElTGySBisD_mCi3AfpDO0hgiaacTYbOGQxZ0bj_zrwxVVMEC-oiv3QkQnHkV9t7MYaZaDfdEJc5DUE/s1600-h/Pin+madeItaly.jpg"><br /></a></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kbCGeYT2DVkE9wg60ivkXmD2Yp0i0cXjipxdIVSv9RU-dF4odDE9iJOb3JPgXbElTGySBisD_mCi3AfpDO0hgiaacTYbOGQxZ0bj_zrwxVVMEC-oiv3QkQnHkV9t7MYaZaDfdEJc5DUE/s1600-h/Pin+madeItaly.jpg"></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-30286887527080697642009-07-16T07:22:00.000-07:002009-07-16T07:26:55.516-07:00Handkerchief<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSKPWmkf5j6Ru9g7la3bKk4_GYHJvRSIosoM-BGDzf5fcU3iXO7cpHwU1zuEpZQyzd1OXhyphenhyphenOQAAJsPU1C0tOG-VlgQfrzbwEjeG5fpT4tvzMinUYFaHQBbQo6JsfvBxkChtnSBpJByjEd/s1600-h/Philip+Hankchf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSKPWmkf5j6Ru9g7la3bKk4_GYHJvRSIosoM-BGDzf5fcU3iXO7cpHwU1zuEpZQyzd1OXhyphenhyphenOQAAJsPU1C0tOG-VlgQfrzbwEjeG5fpT4tvzMinUYFaHQBbQo6JsfvBxkChtnSBpJByjEd/s200/Philip+Hankchf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359064147295989458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Silk Hankerchief, with "P" [Philip] insignia embroideryUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-43532548048481656702009-07-14T06:07:00.000-07:002009-07-14T06:09:46.723-07:00Sgt. Philip Conpenelis, WW I, in uniform w/Gas Mask apparel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zaFFGEww47hcdR2dbE6bPF32xQ6zpW_iGWKaEkAGlQv7oCORyKKUrO0b2x9yyUBlT2gsChEyFo8OrsQbF4bMX1dCWsV8Yn53eMVqAklg1zoZCWzR2Bw8_n_Byoq6cSsxd2ogpKT0LSC9/s1600-h/Philip+UnifGasMask.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zaFFGEww47hcdR2dbE6bPF32xQ6zpW_iGWKaEkAGlQv7oCORyKKUrO0b2x9yyUBlT2gsChEyFo8OrsQbF4bMX1dCWsV8Yn53eMVqAklg1zoZCWzR2Bw8_n_Byoq6cSsxd2ogpKT0LSC9/s200/Philip+UnifGasMask.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358301788032616770" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-5286407157544385072009-07-14T06:05:00.000-07:002009-07-14T06:06:55.544-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAx-j34aH9wjoQS6XTo8iZRAnuC62UnHAhDdMKOqmXEuMw4Dggyxxg7bx4os0yalloQtNhEtGwDGoATvNqGOgl4i-kyRY7DcPl8nypGvylS_YTepE1ahfheThF-LzhSKOxS9jso2Ah8Yh/s1600-h/Postcard+106th+Bufflo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAx-j34aH9wjoQS6XTo8iZRAnuC62UnHAhDdMKOqmXEuMw4Dggyxxg7bx4os0yalloQtNhEtGwDGoATvNqGOgl4i-kyRY7DcPl8nypGvylS_YTepE1ahfheThF-LzhSKOxS9jso2Ah8Yh/s200/Postcard+106th+Bufflo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358301485581120914" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-70434807313441431122009-07-14T05:57:00.000-07:002009-07-14T06:02:10.113-07:00The Button<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRTn-OPoT80lohSq-QsP2j_3P8XvJ_eaVMS4cdsRm4rgF4V6wymjONKCF91kPLIAWN84y1JcV9dFPcIV4fRp7HGIvv7282Ny3uamQd0L1JBeV8NS8jX5qJ0l_5decedV77f0uqnx6B9zR/s1600-h/Philip+Unif+BUTTON.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRTn-OPoT80lohSq-QsP2j_3P8XvJ_eaVMS4cdsRm4rgF4V6wymjONKCF91kPLIAWN84y1JcV9dFPcIV4fRp7HGIvv7282Ny3uamQd0L1JBeV8NS8jX5qJ0l_5decedV77f0uqnx6B9zR/s200/Philip+Unif+BUTTON.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358299854163350306" border="0" /></a><br />This is a button found among my grandfather's things - unknown if it is from his WWI army uniform ...or ??<br /><br />Anyone knowing insignias, etc. that could offer some advice is welcome ~Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-77946031457054277042009-07-10T15:43:00.000-07:002009-07-16T07:34:53.609-07:00Medal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzzqJU0YdaEK61dTh65oVDViWjzIe62NSQrurmJHscalrtwP4NpNtORQ370hUomAFVA_2DFOrTeT74KxCj1GJ3MeIA24-OBO2eWIV4jyKQPsfmDvHvS5OJUQ6bU8MmDRRujxXYUKhZYu7/s1600-h/Philip+Medal+side2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzzqJU0YdaEK61dTh65oVDViWjzIe62NSQrurmJHscalrtwP4NpNtORQ370hUomAFVA_2DFOrTeT74KxCj1GJ3MeIA24-OBO2eWIV4jyKQPsfmDvHvS5OJUQ6bU8MmDRRujxXYUKhZYu7/s200/Philip+Medal+side2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359065872386506770" border="0" /></a>Front<br /><br />Medal reads:<br /><br />* St. Mihiel *<br />*Meuse-Argonne*<br />*Defensive Sector*<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW4JiDFDPYTV3SjUfA_fVX-BU_QEgy37WHFf3FsELj2MYAECBzR7vo1ZHMHZVqVx75MVFLAB8RNXjlOn7skWqd-2BpTKbYhmg9srG1mJwh9SvgtjYI730qUzdh2vjHIc3kzc_xldbncjO/s1600-h/Philip+Medal+MeuseArg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW4JiDFDPYTV3SjUfA_fVX-BU_QEgy37WHFf3FsELj2MYAECBzR7vo1ZHMHZVqVx75MVFLAB8RNXjlOn7skWqd-2BpTKbYhmg9srG1mJwh9SvgtjYI730qUzdh2vjHIc3kzc_xldbncjO/s200/Philip+Medal+MeuseArg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356966312338012050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Opposite side reads:<br /><br />The Great War for Civilization<br /><br />France <br />Great Britain<br />Italy<br /> Belgium<br />Serbia <br />Brazil<br />Japan<br /> Portugal<br />Montenigo <br />Romania<br />Russia <br />China<br />Greece<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW4JiDFDPYTV3SjUfA_fVX-BU_QEgy37WHFf3FsELj2MYAECBzR7vo1ZHMHZVqVx75MVFLAB8RNXjlOn7skWqd-2BpTKbYhmg9srG1mJwh9SvgtjYI730qUzdh2vjHIc3kzc_xldbncjO/s1600-h/Philip+Medal+MeuseArg.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-69892905021483234642009-07-10T11:49:00.001-07:002009-07-16T07:45:59.051-07:00Verdun TagArrival in France:<br />106th Field Artillery:<br /><ul><li>Date of Sailing - June 6th 1918</li><li>Date of Arrival - June 18th 1918</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32v-dFraNlo3lEA34SPvRP67XEpHr1q0wkudNftGqfwuHooinGZGDcoot4ICqDzpfy1iRcLtAgCn51GjAn-4SCUJygX9T8Hs9nZrUWFDCvZ7sLhbmkxFXGf2Dj_D8muorM8s_b-juzM5m/s1600-h/Philip+DogTag+Side+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32v-dFraNlo3lEA34SPvRP67XEpHr1q0wkudNftGqfwuHooinGZGDcoot4ICqDzpfy1iRcLtAgCn51GjAn-4SCUJygX9T8Hs9nZrUWFDCvZ7sLhbmkxFXGf2Dj_D8muorM8s_b-juzM5m/s200/Philip+DogTag+Side+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356905883766322466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ph Conpenelis</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Corp.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1220425</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">U.S. FA</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdun</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Reverse side:</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liberte Eca__te Fraternite</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mBLCRh8aSca2Lv00CoZt5IrXv9IGPNytvSRlvUVEhIaAeZhbTYqWguSsSBSZcV4x4ag88ovCbs7Xm_vy8ftClYRrL2wXxphfCP_s53zEXdJSdLMpkWz7lBF0eLi6optOftE1aOuri0X9/s1600-h/Philip+DogTag+Side2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mBLCRh8aSca2Lv00CoZt5IrXv9IGPNytvSRlvUVEhIaAeZhbTYqWguSsSBSZcV4x4ag88ovCbs7Xm_vy8ftClYRrL2wXxphfCP_s53zEXdJSdLMpkWz7lBF0eLi6optOftE1aOuri0X9/s200/Philip+DogTag+Side2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359068854960703346" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-88795349312196866262009-07-10T11:45:00.000-07:002009-07-10T11:48:46.312-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcLJBraqi5CBLdsvBfXJn3iTTw-fComjzHPEI_2rT4Gi6F1sYvcIxxvxtZn_26NNzotXoB6rqHEdlnqMf8vjjHILlpRrrVGBBnGuq9v5RBL3bMfGuyi5zpdUIKsNt67T68ZYryDzrrfxZ/s1600-h/Officl+Commend+Bklt+1918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcLJBraqi5CBLdsvBfXJn3iTTw-fComjzHPEI_2rT4Gi6F1sYvcIxxvxtZn_26NNzotXoB6rqHEdlnqMf8vjjHILlpRrrVGBBnGuq9v5RBL3bMfGuyi5zpdUIKsNt67T68ZYryDzrrfxZ/s200/Officl+Commend+Bklt+1918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356904945740046002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Official Commendations of the 27th American Division<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Belgium and France</span><br />1918<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Dedicated</span><br />To our Comrades of the British<br />Expeditionary Forces<br />With Whom We ServedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-67576765290647514272009-07-10T11:39:00.000-07:002009-07-10T11:45:48.186-07:0027th Division<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4v1r3v-Ao29v1mMzWV5wreAk69BHZzD4Xf_YlWt1t7E-CxB5s4xz-0VnlL6F2tQItnBYOA79458qM1YyChPzJly3r0Y1UXXjFF4u0QJYcIt26heKjYxU8YyoCnHtYbMc5FLwSVrkO9xp/s1600-h/27th+Div+Bk+Cvr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4v1r3v-Ao29v1mMzWV5wreAk69BHZzD4Xf_YlWt1t7E-CxB5s4xz-0VnlL6F2tQItnBYOA79458qM1YyChPzJly3r0Y1UXXjFF4u0QJYcIt26heKjYxU8YyoCnHtYbMc5FLwSVrkO9xp/s200/27th+Div+Bk+Cvr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356903408087475954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 27th Division:<br />The Story of Its Sacrifices and Achievements</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Published by John H. Eggers Co. Inc.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">New York. 1919</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1671610597008057087.post-66297199487164539342009-07-10T11:01:00.000-07:002009-07-10T11:07:53.068-07:00My Grandfather: Philip Conpenelis [Koupenelis]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNymvgEai9PEHs3Zbd7_yr6BqJ5zV7jRjQeUmBI0gSNTc0V-5QuM1jZ15ASC4miqjNB6NMHzmQNoQcUITOsq54oZwiPL6LMn3dcMLOgJuwqUxFAbgt1Y98SQ1IcnZvoiGTouKW6IMI9MQA/s1600-h/Philip+Uniform.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNymvgEai9PEHs3Zbd7_yr6BqJ5zV7jRjQeUmBI0gSNTc0V-5QuM1jZ15ASC4miqjNB6NMHzmQNoQcUITOsq54oZwiPL6LMn3dcMLOgJuwqUxFAbgt1Y98SQ1IcnZvoiGTouKW6IMI9MQA/s200/Philip+Uniform.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356894548105849810" border="0" /></a><br /> My dad, Robert Philip Conpenelis, was the son of Philip Conpenelis.<br /><br /> Philip was born in France, 1896. He married my grandmother, Bertha Duewiger; my dad was born in 1920 and his sister, Lorraine, was born in 1922. <br /><br /> Philip died in 1923, from a debilitating medical condition.<br /><br /> This page will include some of the articles and information that I have acquired about my grandfather's military service in World War I.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0