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GROUP OF US NAVY OFFICER'S CAREER MEDALS WWI THRU WWII

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GROUP OF US NAVY OFFICER'S CAREER MEDALS WWI THRU WWII
EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF US NAVY OFFICER'S CAREER MEDALS SPANNING WWI THRU WWII-PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED W/DESCRIPTIVE PLAQUE * FANTASTIC 15 1/2" X 12 1'2" CASED CAREER MEDALS AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM THIS CAREER NAVY OFFICER. THEY INCLUDE RARE NAVAL RESERVE MEDAL W/RIBBON--ILLINOIS LONG & HONORABLE SERVICE AWARD-30 YEARS OF SERVICE BAR--WWII AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL--EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL--U.S. NAVY HAT INSIGNIA WITH GOLD W/MAJOR CLUSTER & STAR--WWI VICTORY MEDAL W/ATLANTIC FLEET BAR & STAR--WWII MEDAL--EARLY GOLD MEDAL FOR SAVING A LIFE OF A PERSON FROM DROWNING & N.Y. NAVY YARD I.D. BADGE W/PHOTO--PAST COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION MEDAL AS PAST COMMANDER WITH DIAMONDS. ALL PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED IN WOOD CASE. HAS U.S. NAVY NAMED PLAQUE ON LOWER PORTION. * "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 & SHORTLY 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" *