United States Army National Guard Private Fred C. Tillman was born July 3rd 1878 in Medina, New York. Fred enlisted in the New York National Guard during the Spanish American War as a Private on May 15th 1899 in Company F, 3rd Infantry 29th Seo Company. After serving for 10 years in the guard he was issued this N. Faithful Service Medal #3687. Fred was working for the Niagara Lockport and Ontario Power Company during World War II and signed the draft on April 27th 1942. Tillman passed away March 8th 1957. He is buried at the Boxwood Cemetery. (I will include 15 full size printed research documents as presented). ORIGINAL UNITED STATES NEW YORK STATE DECORATION FOR LONG & FAITHFUL SERVICE, 10 YEARS. The State of New York Decoration for Long & Faithful Service medal is in the form of a neck cravat with a wreath containing a bar with “10 YEARS”, “15 YEARS” or “20 YEARS” on it. Attached to the wreath is a star that has on each arm a different branch: Infantry, Signal, Navy, Artillery, Cavalry. The reverse has a serial number and the makers logo. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!