TheGameIs21
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Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
More importantly, however, the above photograph had to have been taken some time between his qualifying as a pilot?since he is wearing his pilots? wings?on November 26, 1969 and his promotion to First Lieutenant on November 7, 1970, since he is listed as a Second Lieutenant (see photograph below).
An issue is that the photo is not indicated to be dated.
The photo is black/white, not color.
The rank bar color would be a light brown for a 2LT and Silver for 1LT. With a BW photo it can be hard to tell without reflective reference points.
The caption in the library may not have either known the difference or kown the date the photo was taken.
If he is actually a 1LT in the phot, then the award is valid.
Left shoulder is not visible in the photo and the angle on the right does not provide a large amount of surface area to analyze the reflection.
Why did you have to come in here with your logic? You should know better than that.
