Small lot of 3 medals belonging to Lynn Henry Clement. Lynn was born in 1906 and was a competitive marksman while serving in the army. He received a distinguished marksman badge in 1940 when he was a Sgt in Co E 29th Infantry. Lynn passed away in 1960. Only the 1940 third place medal is engraved.
Group of Sergeant Major Emmons W. Leroy who served on the Mexican Border and in World War I. Beautifully obverse engraved Victory Medal they don’t get better than this! United States Army Sergeant Major Emmons Walker Leroy (Service #3329842) was born in Waldo, Wisconsin on April 12, 1893. Emmons enlisted as a Private in the Wisconsin National Guard in 1915. Private LeRoy served on the Mounted Orderly section. On June 22nd 1916 Private LeRoy along with Wisconsin 2nd Battalion, 2nd Division, Mounted Orderlies & Hospital Corps, Co. G mobilized to Texas along the Mexican Border in front of a crowd of 10,000. The 2nd Wisconsin guarded towns and infrastructure, improved fortifications and manned listening posts along the Rio Grande. They also participated in mock battles to hone tactics. One such engagement had 14,000 troops march against New Braunfels with 4,000 troops in defense. When the exercise was over, troops had expended more than 80,000 rounds of blank ammunition in what the Milwaukee Journal described as a magnificent spectacle. The National Guard’s presence and activity brought further Mexican raids to a stop. For his service on the Mexican Border Private Leroy was Issued the Wisconsin State Mexican Border Service Medal, Mexican Border State Duty Badge, & Mexican Border Company/Regiment “Lords Prayer” Badge. Emmons moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1917 following his Wisconsin Federal Service. As a civilian Emmons worked as a adding machine inspector for the Burroughs Adding Machine Company at the San Antonia State Bank building. Emmons registered for the World War I Draft in 1917, and he enlisted in the Army as a Private on May 28th 1918 in the 86th Infantry Division, Headquarters, Company A, 331st Machine Gun Battalion as a Bugler. Private LeRoy sailed for European Battlefields from New York aboard the Auxillary Cruiser R. Empress of Asia on September 9th 1918. Arriving in Liverpool, England on September 21st 1918. Private LeRoy was transferred to the 3rd Division, Headquarters, 9th Machine Gun Battalion in late September. LeRoy was field promoted to Battalion Sergeant Major as the Meuse Argonne Offensive started on September 26th 1918, the 3rd Division relieved the 79th Division on the Front Lines. For 27 Days the Sergeant Major and the 3rd Division remained at the front line, during this period they advanced seven kilometers against organized defenses, encountering stronger resistance in the taking of Bois de Cunel, and hill 299. The 3rd Division was relieved by the 5th Division on October 27th 1918 and they proceeded to the Tannois rest area. The Commanding General desires to record in the General Orders of the 3rd Division his appreciation of the part taken by the 9th Machine Gun Battalion in the recent operation in which this Division participated, and in which the enemy was checked; and of the splendid determination and courage, and disregard of all danger on the part of every officer and man of the Battalion. Every Company of the Battalion was in action and not a gun crew but what had to withstand terrific hostile bombardment; all did their utmost to coordinate and make effective the teamwork for the Division. The conduct of these self-sacrificing and brave men and that of their fallen comrades who made the supreme sacrifice has established a standard of service and prestige and an example of calmnes, decision and unhesitating devotion to duty which all in the division should strive to emulate and preserve. This order will be read to all organizations at the first assembly formation after its receipt. After the armistice the division was assigned to the Army of Occupation, they marched into Germany via the Remish and Schengon Bridges. Agamemnon on August 10th 1919. Arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey on August 19th 1919. Sergeant Major Leroy was Honorable Discharged from the Army on September 3rd 1919. For his service in the Great War, he was Issued a Victory Medal. Emmons moved to back to Wisconsin in the 1920′s and he worked as an electrician. Emmons got married and moved to Alhambra, California in the 1930′s, and he owned his own Radio Shop. He registered for the World War II draft in 1942. He remained in Alhambra, CA the rest of his life. Emmons was a registered Republican, an active Freemason and he was very involved with his local lodge. United States Army Sergeant Major Emmons Walker Leroy passed away on November 2nd 1987. He is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES ARMY VICTORY MEDAL W/ “MEUSE ARGONNE” & “DEFENSIVE SECTOR” CLASPS, & FULL WRAP BROOCH. WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES APPLETON WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD MEXICO BORDER SERVICE MEDAL W/ FULL WRAP BROOCH. WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES WISCONSIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEXICO BORDER MEDAL. WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES WISCONSIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEXICO BORDER LORDS PRAYER MEDAL. RIBBON DRAPE REPLACED W/ PERIOD RIBBONS, TESTED U. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES VICTORY MEDAL W/ FULL WRAP BROOCH. The World War I Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was first created in 1919, designed by James Earle Fraser. The medal was originally intended to be created due to an act of the United States Congress, however the bill authorizing the medal never passed, leaving the service departments to create the award through general orders. The United States Army published orders authorizing the World War I Victory Medal in April 1919 and the U. Navy followed in June of that same year. Known until 1947 simply as the “Victory Medal”, the World War I Victory Medal was awarded to any member of the U. Military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations. 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service. 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia. 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. The front of the bronze medal features a winged Victory holding a shield and sword on the front. The back of the bronze medal features “The Great War For Civilization” in all capital letters curved along the top of the medal. Curved along the bottom of the back of the medal are six stars, three on either side of the center column of seven staffs wrapped in a cord. The top of the staff has a round ball on top and is winged on the side. The staff is on top of a shield that says “U” on the left side of the staff and “S” on the right side of the staff. On left side of the staff it lists one World War I Allied country per line: France, Italy, Serbia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, and Greece. On the right side of the staff the Allied country names read: Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Rumania (spelled with a U instead of an O as it is spelled now), and China. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
WW1 German Prussia 1914 Iron Cross Order Crown medal Imperial badge WWII Knight. Website come with a 100% lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Here is your chance to own an example of a WW2 era US Good Conduct Medal. This example is in great condition with minor patina. Complete with the pin. Engraved/named on the reverse “Russell V Urban”. Would display great with other medals! Another original item from. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter.
Up for sale is an outstanding air medal name engraved to a veteran of 3 wars. This veteran served in WW2, Korea, and finally Vietnam. Included with this medal is the original box it was sent in, as well as the ribbon bar and lapel pin. Also included is printouts of the research I was able to find on the veteran. This is a tremendous piece, and deserved to be in the home of a collector who will appreciate this vet. Very nice 3 war veteran medal! Please look over all the pictures carefully to judge the item for yourself. We also do a large amount of consignment, we have helped many collectors turn their collection into cash without lifting a finger. Certificates of Authenticity are available upon request at no additional charge. All of our items are guaranteed 100% authentic, unless marked as reproduction. We strive to authenticate all our items by using a panel of experts in various fields.
WWII US Army Good Conduct Medal Engraved Named, 1945. Awarded to Samuel Cherkashoff. Weight: 19.96 g. Provenance: private collection from Chicago, Illinois. The Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each enlisted soldier who distinguishes himself from among his fellow soldiers by exemplary conduct, efficiency and fidelity throughout the specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal Military service. Qualifying service includes each 3 years completed after 27 August 1940 or, for first award only, upon completion of at least one year upon termination of service, if separated prior to three years. The immediate Commander must approve the award and the award must be announced in permanent orders. During wartime the Army Good Conduct Medal may be awarded on completion of one year of continuous service rather than three. Effective from 1 September 1982, Active Guard Reserve personnel became eligible for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. For Active Guard Reserve personnel, the Good Conduct Medal qualification period may commence from a time during the three years immediately preceding the 1 September 1982 effective date, provided no portion of service for the Good Conduct Medal is included in a period of service for which the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal was awarded. Ribbon Device Attachments: 1.
Pre WW2 Navy Good Conduct/ UDC Medal Grouping Career Navy Man Engraved Named and dated. This is a very unqiue little set of medal dating early 1920s-WW2. This set is in need of a lot more research to out it alo together. Present is his Navy GCM 1923 Dated, award bar from 1929 and another award bar from 1938. Also included is his lower number WW2 UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy War service cross number 3775 w dolphin device on ribbon. Also his american defense medal w fleet bar. I very little info on this man other then he served from sometime around 1920 to post ww2. He was enlisted most of his career but gained a commission in ww2 and retired a Lt Commander. He died in 1969 and was buried in Arlington national cemetery. Very nice set with a number of unique and rare pieces. It appears a lot of his first 10 years with the navy were spent at Hampton Roads Station VA with the navy is roll is unknown. Pictures tell the story! Dont miss this one! The item “Pre WW2 Navy Good Conduct/ UDC Medal Grouping Career Navy Man Engraved Named” is in sale since Tuesday, October 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “fg-militaria” and is located in Esopus, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
IF ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ARE NEEDED SEND ME A MESSAGE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO UPLOAD A COUPE OUT OF ALL PICTURES TAKEN. AMAZING GROUPING INCLUDES PHOTOS FROM THE BEGINNING OF HER LIFE AT 18 TO SHORTLY BEFORE THE END. THIS GROUPING SOMEHOW MANAGED TO STAY TOGETHER FOR WELL OVER 100 YEARS. HER NAME COMES RIGHT UP ON THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM. MESSAGE ME AND I CAN SEND OVER A LINK. 1526 Lincoln Street Racine. UNIFORM W/ STERLING NAVAL PIN. IN GOOD CONDITION CONSIDERING THE AGE. ENGRAVED DC VICTORY MEDAL ON A 1/20 12KT GOLD CHAIN. THE ENGRAVING READS L. THE ONE WITH ALL OF HER FRIENDS IN UNIFORM IS MARKED ON THE BACK “THE AUGUSTINE FURNITURE CO RACINE, WIS” WHICH IS THE TOWN SHE WAS FROM. SECOND PHOTO IS OF HER WHEN SHE JUST JOINED THE USNF AT 18 YEARS OLD. CAPE, CONDITION IS OKAY. HAS A TEAR AT THE COLLAR(SEE PHOTOS ABOVE) IT IS REALLY DELICATE. GROUPINGS LIKE THIS DONT COME UP FOR SALE VERY OFTEN. DONT MISS YOUR CHANCE OWN THIS UNIQUE PIECE OF HISTORY. PLEASE VIEW PICTURES FOR EXACT CONDITION, THANKS FOR LOOKING! The item “Yeomanette Female US Navy Named Grouping Engraved DC Medal Uniform WW1 PHOTOS” is in sale since Sunday, August 16, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Personal, Field Gear”. The seller is “militaryguyvintage” and is located in Brooklyn, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
WW2 US Army Air Corps/Air Forces Named. DFC, Slot Brooch, engraved. Purple Heart, Slot Brooch, engraved. Air Medal, Wrap Brooch, No. EAME Wrap Brooch w. + Pin back three place ribbon bar. See pictures for condition, etc. I have no further research information, so go to it. Happy to answer questions. Foreign buyers wait for invoice. The item “WW2 US 8th Air Force DFC, Purple Heart, Engraved Medal Group” is in sale since Tuesday, April 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “recondo80″ and is located in Montgomery, Alabama. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia.
Staff Sergeant James G. Grantham of Wilmington, North Carolina enlisted in the US Army Air Forces in August 1942, and served as a B-17 “Flying Fortress” waist gunner as part of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force during WW2. Sergeant Grantham flew 35 missions with the 748th on daylight bombing missions against key German communication centers, oil refineries, and industrial complexes in Frankfurt, Cologne, and Berlin, among others. He was awarded the Air Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, as well as the Purple Heart, the latter for taking a piece of flak in the hip on October 15, 1944 on a bombing mission over Cologne. On February 16, 1945, on his 34th mission, his B-17 was forced down in a village in Holland, luckily in Allied hands by that time. This US Army AAF WW2 8TH AF 457TH BG B-17 BOMBER WAIST GUNNER HAND ENGRAVED AIR MEDAL is in near mint condition, with only some light bending evident to the back pin (ALL pictured). Otherwise, the medal is in near mint shape, with absolutely no cracking, rips, holes, tears, or other damage. Most interestingly, it carries S/SGT. / 14107030 / SEPT. 15, 1944 elegantly hand engraved along the back pendant. September 15, 1944 was the date that Sergeant Grantham was first awarded the Air Medal, and his citation read: For meritorious achievement while participating in sustained bomber combat operations over Germany and German occupied countries. The courage, coolness, and skill displayed by these Officers and Enlisted Men upon these occasions reflect great credit upon themselves and the Armed Forces of the United States. The medal boasts a vibrant drape, sports the crisp, original pendant, and features a full wrap brooch. It bears a fully functional pin and rolling “C” catch fastener at the upper back, and is complete with the original “AIR MEDAL” box in excellent condition, with two surface tears in the upper left back lid, some light surface stress cracking to the rest of that lid, the velvet lining having pulled away from the metal retention “tongue” inside, a bit of dark soiling at the upper satin lining of the lid, and with some light scattered age wear evident (ALL pictured). Otherwise, the box is in excellent shape, with no other damage to the tough black leatherette covered metal construction. Most interestingly, it exhibits “AIR MEDAL” marked in gold along the middle front lid, as well as flowing gold decorative lines throughout, contains the original pin back Air Medal ribbon bar and extruded back Air Medal lapel pin inside, and the set is a beautiful example of a very rare, original US Army AAF WW2 8TH AF 457TH BG B-17 BOMBER WAIST GUNNER HAND ENGRAVED AIR MEDAL. We have shown a photo of Sergeant Grantham’s enlistment record, a copy of which will be included with the medal. GOVERNMENT at the left front. The item “US Army AAF WW2 8TH AF 457TH BG B-17 BOMBER WAIST GUNNER HAND ENGRAVED AIR MEDAL” is in sale since Saturday, February 22, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “abramsantiques” and is located in Claremont, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
