World War Medals

WW2 Medal Pair NY Conspicuous Service Cross & Commendation Medal Named Captain. Very nice pair of medals to a very interesting man. These medals were both awarded to Captain George R Gottschalk. The medals are the New York Conspicuous Service Cross and a very early 1950s Army Commendation medal period engraved with his name. The conspicuous service cross was not awarded until 1988 and i have a copy of the record showing this which makes this medal the accruate style medal for that period. Captain Gottschalk was a very interesting man and had a very busy life. There is still some research that needs to be done on his kilitary career but he joined in 1941 and quickly attained the rank of Captain he worked with the Army Ordnance Departnent in Washington DC and later did something with the atomic commission. He was also a renowned author/business operator/ consultant/ investor and philanthropist. Very interesting man i have attached his obiturary below. These 100% came from him. I have a few documents/ copies of the records that will be included with the medals! Please check iut my other new york medal as i have been listing parts of a large collection and will be listing more over the next week or so! George Richard Gottschalk, 97, of 151 E. Skaneateles, died Wednesday at Finger Lakes Center for Living in Auburn. He was a native of Dayton, Ohio, a longtime resident of Syracuse and lived in Skaneateles since 1966. He was a 1932 graduate of the University of Kansas at Wichita, Kansas, in arts and sciences, a 1935 graduate of Dayton Law School in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Syracuse University. Gottschalk came to Syracuse in 1937 as assistant to the president with New Process Gear Corporation and director of its Defense Organization Division, before leaving in 1941 for military service in the Office of Chief of Ordnance, U. Army, in Washington, DC. For 40 years he operated his own management consulting business. As president of the Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc. He published the 100-volume Library of Education series with offices in NYC and DC. For 12 years Mr. Gottschalk was a commissioner of education for the city of Syracuse and a member of numerous professional societies, social organizations and community groups. He has served on the boards of industrial corporations and as a trustee of educational institutions of national importance. After retirement in 1986, he devoted himself to his private investments and consulting to non-profit enterprises. He was a member of Skaneateles Country Club and the Statler Club in Ithaca. He was also a former member of the University Club in Syracuse and DC, former president of the Aviation Club of Syracuse, former president of the Foreign Trade Club of CNY and former deputy director of the Office of Industrial Development with the U. Atomic Energy Commission in the District of Columbia. Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Henrietta (Hiscock) Gottschalk ; a son, John H. Gottschalk of Skaneateles; a daughter, Nancy G. Male of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; a grandson, Stephen Walker, Esq. Of Sarasota, Florida; two great-granddaughters; a niece; and a nephew. Services will be private. 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 this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.