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AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL IN ORIGINAL BOX

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AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL IN ORIGINAL BOX
HERE IS AN AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL IN ORIGINAL BOX. THE MEDAL IS AWARDED TO THE LT. COMMANDER FOR THEIR SERVICES DURING PERIODS OF LIMITED NATIONAL EMERGENCY FROM 1939 THRU DECEMBER 7TH, 1941. THIS IS A RARE MEDAL. * "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." *