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US Navy Good Conduct medal group to an Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class

US Navy Good Conduct medal group to an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class

PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. This a United States Navy Good Conduct medal group. The Good Conduct medal has the original WW2 slot type brooch. The ribbon has been replaced and is in excellent condition. The ribbon support the SECOND AWARD and THIRD AWARD reenlistment bars. The planchet is in near perfect condition with no edge knocks. The reverese is officially impressed “LAWRENCE/CONLEY/POTTER/1942″. The group includes a American Defense Service medal, that has the original WW2 slot type brooch, and original ribbon. The ribbon is in excellent condition and supports the FLEET bar. The planchet is in near perfect condition. The group includes the WW2 Victory medal, that has the original WW2 type crimped brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon is in near perfect condition. The planchet is also in excellent condition with no edge knocks. The group includes Thumbprint dog-tag on one side and his name and service number (279 63 16) on the other side. The group includes a sterling silver chain bracelet, that has US NAVY and his name L. Potter” engraved on the front and “sterling silver/Pat 134714/your wife/”ELSIE”. The group also has a red/white/blue 9″by2″, that has four individual pin-back ribbon bars (American Defense Service medal with one bronze star, American Campaign medal, Navy Expeditionary medal, and the EAME Campaign medal). This group of medals, dog-tag, bracelet and individual ribbon bars, were awarded and/or issued to Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd class (AMM2c). Potter was born in Tennessee, on September 16, 1922. He first joined the Navy on October 3, 1939 at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was first assigned to the USS Yukon AF-9, as a plank owner, when it was first commissioned. He went on to served two more enlistments, and was honorably discharged on October 21, 1947 at Norfolk, VA. He died on October 25, 2009, at Cincinnati, OH, and is buried at the Spring Grove Cemetery, in Cincinnati, OH. I will provide a 2 page copy of his FOIA military records from the St. Louis archives, a one page copy of his Navy muster roll, in March, 1943, and a copy of his marriage license to an. I should note that his records confirm the WW2 Victory, the American Defense Service medal and the Good Conduct medal, but does not mention any Campaign or Expedionary medals awarded.

WW2 American Naval Aviation Named Photographers Mate Collection-US Medals Album

WW2 American Naval Aviation Named Photographers Mate Collection-US Medals Album

Grouping named to A. Seaman 2nd Class, Photographers mate. Who held a private pilot’s license pre-war in the mid 1930′s. Tationed at Norfolk V. A Naval base and served as photographer there and in operations outside of the US. Norfolk was the primary docking station for the Atlantic fleet, which meant that many of the ships that went to fight in Europe, were built, commissioned and sent to war in Norfolk. The base was fundamental to the outcome of WWII, in its role as supply depot, many ships were also first put to sea at its docks, and many service men and women were trained at its facilities. A photo album marked Norfolk V. A Naval Station containing 29 black and white photos mounted on boards, just smaller than A4 size, the outer cover of the album itself is in excellent condition, and 30 other photos. Various aviation and aviator photos, portraits. Naval vessels and on base military life. Photographers at work, Officers, Captains, Musicians, the canteen and scrapyard, an excellent archive of life on the Naval base. Also at the back of the album are some interesting 1940′s period Advertisements for leisure facilities such as Ice rinks. Lot also includes a. His Pilot’s personal log book with entries starting from 1934, named dog tags, NAS (Naval Air Station) photo lab pins (which you can see members of the photography lab wearing in the photos) named sterling silver. Two Sterling silver photographer’s pins in box. American campaign medal with ribbon bar in box (not pictured). WWII Victory medal with ribbon bar in the original box dated 1946, including a’Foreign Service clasp. Army Service members for service outside the continental United States, as crew members of a vessel sailing ocean waters, flights over ocean waters, or as an assigned member of an organisation stationed outside the US. A decoration for the American defence medal which was unfortunately missing from the lot along with the original American campaign medal, which was replaced. For display purposes only there are some. Wartime pinup girl photos, there are 15 in total, one or two appear to have been taken by Seaman Smith, others are press releases for Paramount pictures and Warner Bros (Including Rita Hayworth, Dolores Moran, Marjorie Riordan et al) Most of these appear to have been stuck to lockers in the base, and are in in fine condition. The item “WW2 American Naval Aviation Named Photographers Mate Collection-US Medals Album” is in sale since Thursday, November 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Photographs”. The seller is “vintage-and-antique” and is located in Glasgow. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Country/ Organization: United States
Issued/ Not-Issued: Not-Issued
Type: Photographs
Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
Service: Navy
Era: 1914-1945

World War Medals

US Navy Good Conduct medal group to an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class

WW2 American Naval Aviation Named Photographers Mate Collection-US Medals Album

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