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1935 PAST PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SOJOURNERS MEDAL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 230.00 USD
1935 PAST PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SOJOURNERS MEDAL
OFFERED HERE IS A 1935 PAST PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SOJOURNERS MEDAL WITH RIBBON & MEDAL BAR. IT IS ENGRAVED AND NAMED ON THE REVERSE 7 AND DATED. THE MAKER'S MARK READS 1/10 10K GOLD FILLED. THE MEDAL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. * "THIS ITEM IS PART OF THE PERSONAL EFFECTS AND MEMENTOS OF USN LIEUT THAT SERVED IN THE NAVY FROM WWI THROUGH WWII (1909-1946). ENLISTED IN 1909 IN THE 1ST DIV ILLINOIS NAVAL RESERVE. CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE IN 1917 AND ASSIGNED TO THE U.S.S. SALEM & SHORTLT REASSIGNED TO THE U.S.S. INDIANA WHERE HE BECAME EXECUTIVE NAVIGATION OFFICER. DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF WWII HE COMMANDED THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. PROVENANCE AND PHOTO WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE WINNING BIDDER." *