All items are original vintage pieces belonging to Richard H. Wilson, WWII 97th Infantry Division veteran. Items show age, oxidation, surface wear, fabric fading, and storage discoloration consistent with long-term retention in a leather discharge holder. Ribbon bars show metal oxidation on reverse. Thermometer appears intact but untested. Czech crest shows edge wear and backing deterioration. Please review photos carefully.

Alright listen up.

KODI here.

Half man. Half raccoon. Full-time finder of history.

I pulled this whole pile out and when I say this ain’t random, I mean this is a man’s whole life sittin’ right here on this table.

This is Richard H. Wilson.

WWII veteran. 97th Infantry Division.

Europe. Then Japan.

Then comes home and becomes an agriculture professor at Ohio State.

Then Assistant Superintendent at the Ohio State Fair in 1958.

You ain’t just buying medals.

You’re buying a life arc.

Here’s what you’re getting:

🪖 WWII Items:

• Army of Occupation ribbon bar

• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon bar

• Army Medical Department insignia pieces (found with his effects)

• U.S. collar device

• Honorable Discharge leather holder

• Czech Bohemian heraldic crest (liberation region souvenir candidate)

• Japanese rod-type thermometer in wooden case (Occupation era)

🌾 Post-War Civilian Life:

• Ohio State Fair 1958 “Assistant Superintendent” ribbon

• “Wilson” nameplate badge

Now I ain’t here to spin fairy tales.

We know he served with the 97th Infantry Division and entered Czechoslovakia near the end of the war before redeploying to Japan for occupation duty. The campaign ribbons line up with documented service.

The Czech crest and Japanese thermometer were found among his retained effects and align geographically with his service timeline.

Then he comes home. Becomes an agriculture professor. Works the Ohio State Fair.

From battlefield mud to fairground dust.

That’s the kind of story KODI likes.

Not flashy. Not Hollywood.

Real.

All items are being sold together as one named veteran grouping.

If you collect WWII named lots, divisional history, occupation-era material, or Ohio State historical memorabilia — this one hits multiple angles.

KODI don’t separate a man’s story into pieces just to squeeze extra coins outta it.

This stays together.