He was awarded the Trio for his WWI service
One grants free transportation with the Reich Railway
gilt and enamel centre
They served with the East Africa battalions "Exilles" and "Intra"
The pocket calendar he had from this time suggest his days during this time were ruled by a general boredom
Philippines. A Korean War Service Pair Archive He was awarded the TrioPhilippine Korean Campaign Medal 1950 1953 (in bronze gilt, marked "BRONZE" on the reverse, measuring 35. 7 mm in diameter, original ribbon, brooch pinback maker marked " 'EL ORO' MILITARY JEWELER JOSE TUPAZ, JR. QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES"); and United Nations Korea Medal (in bronze gilt, maker marked " 'EL ORO' J. TUPAZ, JR." in three locations on the reverse, measuring 39. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon, brooch pinback maker marked " 'EL ORO'